The Scottish Government

Gender

According to the Scottish Crime Survey (2000), women are more vulnerable to particular types of crime as compared to men. Almost one in five (19%) female respondents reported having ever experienced threats or force from a partner or ex-partner compared with 8% of males. Women were more likely than men to report that incidents of domestic violence had occurred, with 6% of women and 3% of men reporting that they had been the victims of either threats or force during 1999. Female victims (36%) were more likely than male victims (18%) to report that they had experienced either threats or force at least once a week. Ensuring the actual and perceived safety of women and men is an integral part of justice.

Scottish Executive

• A Better Way: The Report of the Ministerial Group on Women 's Offending (2002)
• Domestic Abuse Against Men in Scotland (2002)
• Preventing Violence Against Women: Action Across The Scottish Executive (2001)
• Men and Women in Scotland: A Statistical Profile (2001) See Chapter 7: Crime and Justice (2001)
• Men and Women in Scotland: A Statistical Profile (2001) See Chapter 7: Crime and Justice
• The Development of the Scottish Partnership on Domestic Abuse & Recent Work in Scotland (2000)

The Home Office

• Statistics on Women & the Criminal Justice System: A Home Office publication under section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (2000)
• Gender Differences in Offending: Implications for Risk-Focused Prevention
• Gender Differences in Risk Factors for Offending