RT Article
T1 Rape Victims’ Perceptions of Quality of Encounters With the Swedish Police
JF Violence against women
VO 31
IS 8
SP 1909
OP 1931
A1 Rudolfsson, Lisa
A2 Hammond, Laura
A2 Björklund, Christina
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1925277062
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. One hundred and six rape victims, 74 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 provide insights which might help inform policy and practice developments, both in Sweden and more generally.
K1 questionnaire study
K1 Rape Victims
K1 Police
K1 Justice
DO 10.1177/10778012241243055