Background Violence committed against young women, and in some cases young men, who
are considered to have violated honor-based norms are reported in several countries …

This paper addresses an important conceptual question surrounding the categorisation of
honour-based violence (hereafter 'HBV')–Is HBV a subspecies of domestic violence …

Although this chapter situates all violence against women as a human rights issue, it
emphasises 'culturalised'forms of this violence, such as honour-based violence/abuse …

Key findings are presented from an empirical study profiling 1,474 cases of honor-based
abuse (HBA) known to police and victim services in England and Wales. Thematic and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address an emerging international debate about the
involvement of females in perpetrating honour-based abuse (HBA). Presenting new …

Synopsis In 2009, the National Council of Islamic Religious Affairs (JAKIM) in Malaysia
introduced a surprising and controversial Fatwa declaring female circumcision to be …

The aim of this chapter is to present a psychologically oriented, motivational model of
honour-based violence (HBV) perpetration. It briefly considers existing theories of HBV and …

The chapter opens by identifying the prevalence of honour-based abuse (HBA) and honour
killings internationally. It rationalises why the crime is heavily gendered against women …

Honour-based abuse (HBA) is a complex phenomenon breaching the boundaries of the
domestic abuse and violence against women frameworks within which it is dominantly …

Popular representations of hate crime are commonly framed by the notion of 'stranger
danger', and while more contemporary research has identified the situational contexts of this …