Abstract

The present article seeks to add further empirical nuance and specification to ongoing debates on the androcentric biases of historical and present research on crime. Using a mixed-methods design, it examines gender differences in theorizing and how women are represented in Swedish crime-related research between 1920 and 2015. On the one hand, the quantitative analysis reveals that explanations and proposed solutions to crime are more gender-neutral than previous research tends to suggest. On the other hand, the qualitative analysis uncovers how women are rendered visible almost exclusively in discussions on crime that concern issues linked to the body, sex and sexuality, or victimhood and vulnerability. Generally, in the Swedish context, characterized by the establishment of a strong welfare state, women and women’s criminality have primarily been given relevance in the context of larger socio-economic problems and/or reforms.

摘要

本文旨在为有关历史和当前犯罪研究的男性中心偏见的持续辩论添加进一步的实证细微差别和具体说明。它采用混合方法设计，研究了 1920 年至 2015 年间理论中的性别差异以及女性在瑞典犯罪相关研究中的代表性。一方面，定量分析表明，对犯罪的解释和提出的解决方案比以前的研究倾向于表明的更加中性。另一方面，定性分析揭示了如何在有关身体、性别和性行为、受害和脆弱性等相关问题的犯罪讨论中几乎完全让女性受到关注。一般来说，在瑞典的背景下，其特点是建立了强大的福利国家，