The power of professional ideals: Understanding and handling victims’ emotions in criminal cases

This article explores how criminal justice actors interpret and process victims’ emotional expressions. On the basis of a qualitative study on the interactions between legal institutions and victims of violence in Denmark, the article demonstrates how police officers, prosecutors, victims’ counsel a...

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Authors: Johansen, Louise Victoria (Author) ; Adrian, Lin 1960- (Author) ; Asmussen, Ida Helene (Author) ; Holmberg, Lars 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: International review of victimology
Year: 2023, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 236-258
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
professional roles
Categorization
Courts
Police
Victim emotions

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