Editorial: Virtual special issue on gender-based violence

Whilst there is a growing awareness of global prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV), recorded (and unrecorded) crime figures for related offences continue to rise. At the same time, data indicates that for many of the most serious forms of gendered violence, rates of attrition are also on the rise. Best estimates suggest that around 5 out of 6 victims of sexual violence will never formally report their abuse to the authorities and of those that do, only a small number successfully navigate the criminal justice process to arrive at a ‘successful outcome’. [...]