RT Article
T1 Accessing Rights and Mitigating Revictimization: The Role of the Victim’s Legal Counsel in the Swedish Criminal Justice System
JF Violence against women
VO 28
IS 1
SP 255
OP 276
A1 Carroll, Caitlin P.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/177623149X
AB Rape victims often face secondary victimization by the criminal justice system, prompting their advocates to promote a variety of procedural changes, including the provision of an independent legal counsel for victims. Sweden implemented a legal counsel for victims of sexual assault and rape in the late 1980s, yet research about their role remains limited. This article draws upon interviews with victim-lawyers in Sweden and suggests that having access to an independent legal counsel can mitigate the risks for secondary victimization by empowering victims to access their rights and providing emotional support and connectedness in the criminal justice system.
K1 Independent legal counsel
K1 Victim-lawyers
K1 secondary victimization
K1 Rape Victims
DO 10.1177/1077801220988341