RT Article
T1 Visibility and vulnerability: A mixed methodology approach to studying Roma individuals’ victimization experiences
JF International review of victimology
VO 26
IS 3
SP 276
OP 294
A1 Wallengren, Simon
A2 Wigerfelt, Anders
A2 Mellgren, Caroline
A2 Wigerfelt, Anders
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1734899107
AB The present study examines the prevalence and impact of victimization among a sample of Roma individuals in Malmö and Gothenburg (Sweden). The aim of the study was to examine the link between visibility and victimization, and whether the Roma community employs behavioural strategies to reduce visibility, and, finally, to analyse how such strategies affect the group. The study design combines survey data (n=610) with interviews (n=30). The findings suggest that visibility is an important risk factor for victimization and that the study participants’ attempt to conceal their ethnicity affects them negatively both at an individual and a community level. The discussion concludes by presenting a number of policy implications.
K1 Bias crime
K1 Roma
K1 Stigma
K1 Victimization
K1 Visibility
DO 10.1177/0269758019885676