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Kriminalisera psykiskt våld?: En kvalitativ studie baserad på yrkesverksammas berättelser om psykiskt våld i nära relationer
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work, Criminology and Public Health Sciences, Criminology.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work, Criminology and Public Health Sciences, Criminology.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Studiens‬‭ syfte‬‭ var‬‭ att,‬‭ utifrån‬‭ ett‬‭ viktimologiskt‬‭ och‬‭ kriminologiskt‬‭ perspektiv,‬‭ undersöka‬‭ yrkesverksammas‬‭ bild‬‭ av‬‭ psykiskt‬‭ våld‬‭ och‬‭ dess‬‭ konsekvenser,‬‭ de‬‭ utsattas‬‭ behov‬‭ och‬‭ hur‬‭ dessa‬‭ bemöts,‬‭ samt‬‭ de‬‭ yrkesverksammas‬‭ inställning‬‭ till‬‭ en‬‭ kriminalisering‬‭ av‬‭ psykiskt‬‭ våld‬‭ och‬‭ vilken‬‭ betydelse‬‭ en‬‭ sådan‬‭ skulle‬‭ få‬‭ för‬‭ de‬‭ utsatta.‬‭ Studien‬‭ har‬‭ genomförts‬‭ med‬‭ semistrukturerade‬‭ intervjuer‬‭ med‬‭ yrkesverksamma‬‭ från‬‭ kvinnojourer,‬‭ en‬‭ mansjour,‬‭ en‬‭ krismottagning‬‭ för‬‭ män,‬‭ en‬‭ socialtjänstbaserad‬‭ enhet‬‭ och‬‭ sakkunniga‬‭ från‬‭ polismyndigheten.‬‭ Resultatet‬‭ har‬‭ analyserats‬‭ genom‬‭ en‬‭ tematisk‬‭ analys‬‭ och‬‭ diskuterats‬‭ i‬‭ koppling‬‭ till‬‭ teoretiska‬‭ förklaringsmodeller‬‭ av‬‭ våld‬‭ i‬‭ nära‬‭ relationer,‬‭ straffteori‬‭ och‬‭ tidigare‬‭ forskning.‬‭ Resultatet‬‭ visar‬‭ att‬‭ psykiskt‬‭ våld‬‭ anses‬‭ vara‬‭ vanligast‬‭ förekommande‬‭ när‬‭ det‬‭ gäller‬‭ våld‬‭ i‬‭ nära‬‭ relation‬‭ och‬‭ att‬‭ det‬‭ tenderar‬‭ att‬‭ föregå‬‭ andra‬‭ våldsformer.‬‭ Konsekvenserna‬‭ av‬‭ våldet‬‭ är‬‭ omfattande‬‭ och‬‭ allvarliga,‬‭ och‬‭ samhällets‬‭ stöd‬‭ till‬‭ de‬‭ utsatta‬‭ anses‬‭ inte‬‭ vara‬‭ tillräckligt.‬‭ Avseende‬‭ en‬‭ kriminalisering‬‭ ställer‬‭ sig‬‭ de‬‭ yrkesverksamma‬‭ positiva‬‭ till‬‭ detta‬‭ och‬‭ framhåller‬‭ signalvärdet‬‭ som främsta argument.‬‭ 

Abstract [en]

The‬‭ aim‬‭ of‬‭ this‬‭ study‬‭ was‬‭ to,‬‭ from‬‭ a‬‭ victimological‬‭ and‬‭ criminological‬‭ perspective,‬‭ examine‬‭ professionals'‬‭ perceptions‬‭ of‬‭ psychological‬‭ violence,‬‭ its‬‭ consequences,‬‭ the‬‭ needs‬‭ of‬‭ those‬‭ affected‬‭ and‬‭ how‬‭ these‬‭ are‬‭ addressed,‬‭ professionals’‬‭ attitudes‬‭ toward‬‭ a‬‭ criminalization‬‭ of‬‭ psychological‬‭ violence‬‭ and‬‭ what‬‭ this‬‭ would‬‭ mean‬‭ for‬‭ the‬‭ victims.‬‭ The‬‭ study‬‭ was‬‭ conducted‬‭ through‬‭ semi-structured‬‭ interviews‬‭ with‬‭ professionals‬‭ from‬‭ women’s‬‭ shelters,‬‭ a‬‭ men’s‬‭ shelter,‬‭ a‬‭ crisis‬‭ center‬‭ for‬‭ men,‬‭ a‬‭ social‬‭ services-based‬‭ unit‬‭ and‬‭ experts‬‭ from‬‭ the‬‭ police.‬‭ The‬‭ results‬‭ were‬‭ analyzed‬‭ using‬‭ thematic‬‭ analysis,‬‭ and‬‭ discussed‬‭ in‬‭ relation‬‭ to‬‭ theoretical‬‭ models‬‭ of‬‭ intimate‬‭ partner‬‭ violence,‬‭ penology‬‭ and‬‭ previous‬‭ research.‬‭ The‬‭ findings‬‭ show‬‭ that‬‭ psychological‬‭ violence‬‭ is‬‭ considered‬‭ the‬‭ most‬‭ common‬‭ form‬‭ of‬‭ violence‬‭ in‬‭ intimate‬‭ relationships‬‭ and‬‭ tends‬‭ to‬‭ precede‬‭ other‬‭ forms‬‭ of‬‭ violence.‬‭ The‬‭ consequences‬‭ are‬‭ numerous‬‭ and‬‭ severe,‬‭ and‬‭ the‬‭ societal‬‭ support‬‭ for‬‭ those‬‭ affected‬‭ is‬‭ deemed‬‭ insufficient.‬‭ Regarding‬‭ criminalization, the professionals express a positive attitude and highlight its symbolic value.‬‭

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 49
Keywords [en]
psychological violence, intimate partner‬‭ violence, consequences of‬ ‭ psychological violence, victimological perspective, criminalization of psychological violence‬
Keywords [sv]
psykiskt våld, våld i nära relation, konsekvenser‬‭ av psykiskt våld, viktimologiskt‬ ‭ perspektiv, kriminalisering av psykiskt våld‬
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-47809OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-47809DiVA, id: diva2:1979275
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Criminology
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Study Program in Applied Criminology
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