ABSTRACT
This chapter offers a detailed consideration of the gendered nature of sexual violence. It develops the appreciation of sex and gender discussed in the Introduction and adds to that appreciation the importance for both criminology and victimology of understanding the ways in which gendered violence(s) manifest themselves not only in peace-time but also war time and post-conflict situations. It then goes on to deepen this appreciation by considering the different institutional contexts in which sexual violence(s) occur (intimate relationships, child abuse in religious settings, and the state context of genocide) pointing to the importance of developing nuanced explanations underpinning understandings of gendered sexual violence.
