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Lunneblad, Johannes; Johansson, Thomas – Power and Education, 2019
The actions and behaviour among students in Swedish schools previously described as teasing, fighting and 'school trouble' have gradually come to be positioned and understood within a legal discourse. Self-assessment surveys conducted with students in grade nine, from 1995 onwards, do not, however, reveal any marked increase in violence among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Police, Police School Relationship, Crime
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Burcar, Veronika – Journal of Youth Studies, 2013
Reporting criminal victimization to the police is no obvious act. The decision to file a complaint varies depending on the specific situation. This article discusses 10 young Swedish men's narratives about contacting the police when mugged or assaulted. Although all of them have contacted the police it has not been self-obvious. Rather, they…
Descriptors: Masculinity, Violence, Crime, Disclosure
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Ask, Karl – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
A survey of police officers (n = 211) and prosecutors (n = 190) in Sweden was conducted to assess law personnel's beliefs about the behaviors and reactions of victims of violent crimes.There were considerable differences in the expected behavioral display of different types of crime victims, with rape and domestic assault victims seen as…
Descriptors: Rape, Crime, Police, Foreign Countries