TY - JOUR
T1 - Rape Victims' Perceptions of Quality of Encounters with the Swedish Police
AU - Rudolfsson, Lisa
AU - Hammond, Laura
AU - Björklund, Christina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/4/7
Y1 - 2024/4/7
N2 - This study focused on raped women?s perceptions of their encounters with Swedish police, with a specific focus on quality of encounters, trust, questions asked during police interviews, and perceptions of justice. 106 rape victims, 71 of whom had reported to the police, answered a web-based questionnaire. Results show that where officers explained their line of questioning the perceived intrusiveness of the questioning was lower, as was the level of perceived victim-blaming. Higher quality police encounters were associated with higher trust in the legal system and in police work, and with higher levels of received justice. Findings highlight the importance of trauma-informed policing as a response to sexual assault and provides insights which might help inform policy and practice developments, both in Sweden and more generally.
AB - This study focused on raped women?s perceptions of their encounters with Swedish police, with a specific focus on quality of encounters, trust, questions asked during police interviews, and perceptions of justice. 106 rape victims, 71 of whom had reported to the police, answered a web-based questionnaire. Results show that where officers explained their line of questioning the perceived intrusiveness of the questioning was lower, as was the level of perceived victim-blaming. Higher quality police encounters were associated with higher trust in the legal system and in police work, and with higher levels of received justice. Findings highlight the importance of trauma-informed policing as a response to sexual assault and provides insights which might help inform policy and practice developments, both in Sweden and more generally.
KW - justice
KW - police
KW - questionnaire study
KW - rape victims
UR - https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/15358/
U2 - 10.1177/10778012241243055
DO - 10.1177/10778012241243055
M3 - Article
SN - 1077-8012
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
ER -