Narratives of Being a Helper: The Presentation of Supporters and Victims in Victim Support Sweden

Jägervi, Lotta

doi:10.1080/15564886.2016.1209270

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“…Sweden has, for instance an obligation to follow EU directives concerning minimum standards for the rights, support and protection of victims of crime (European Parliament and Council, 2012) and the Swedish Social Service Act (2001:453) that state that victims of crime should receive the help and support they need, including emotional support (Thunberg, 2020) from social work professionals. There is also a strong tradition of voluntary social work, Victim Support Sweden (Brottsofferjouren Sverige) functions as a complement to the public sector when it comes to providing support to victims of crime (Jägervi, 2016; Svensson, 2006). In order to know how to support victims it can be important to know how they experience the crime and its consequences.…”

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Experience of guilt in court hearings—Comparing rape, assault and fraud cases

Jacobsson

2023

Int J Soc Welfare

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Feelings of guilt often occur when people are subjected to crime. In this study, guilt is defined as a moral and emotional category, as opposed to the legal guilt. The aim of this study was to investigate how crime victims related to feelings of guilt in the court process. Interviews with plaintiffs in rape cases (10) have been compared to interviews with plaintiffs in assault (10) and fraud cases (10) in order find out if there are differences in the perceptions of guilt for each type of crime. The interviews are analysed by discursive psychology and three interpretative repertoires have been identified: self‐blaming, guilt imposed and guilt resistance. The results show that plaintiffs in rape cases expressed more feelings of being guilt‐imposed compared to plaintiffs in fraud and assault cases. Some plaintiffs in the rape cases describe how they actively opposed what they perceived was guilty‐imposed practices in court.

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Experience of guilt in court hearings—Comparing rape, assault and fraud cases

Jacobsson

2023

Int J Soc Welfare

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“…The discourse of victims and victimhood affects how people narrate their victimization, which in turn may affect whether and what type of community support they are offered by society (cf. Fohring, 2012, 2015; Jägervi, 2016).…”

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“…Despite their legal right to support, if victims are not able to negotiate and accomplish a victim position, their victimhood may not be deemed legitimate (cf. Christie, 2001; Walklate, 2011), and community support may fail to be provided or be unsuccessful (Jägervi, 2016). Children and young people are understood to be particularly vulnerable (Christensen, 2000; Meyer, 2007).…”

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“…Additionally, previous research has shown how victims of different types of crimes themselves understand their victimization and construct a victim narrative (cf. Åkerström et al, 2011; Burcar, 2005; Burcar and Åkerström, 2009; Fohring, 2018; Jägervi, 2014, 2016; Löfstrand, 2009a, 2009b). However, young people’s narrative constructions of victimhood, in relation to their need for community support, have not yet been explored in detail.…”

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Young victims’ positioning: Narrations of victimhood and support

Bruck

2019

International Review of Victimology

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The present study aims to analyze how young people narratively negotiate their position as victims, how their social surroundings react to their victim positioning and what types of support they are offered. It is argued that those who position themselves as innocent victims receive support, while those who do not position themselves as such are left to fend for themselves. It is concluded that receiving support functions as a way for young victims to keep intact their narratives of who they are; while young people who did not receive support and acceptance for their positioning needed to re-negotiate their narrative to make sense of who they are after the victimization. Thereby, the victimizing event was incorporated into their narrative identity.

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Peer Support and the Management of Spoiled Identities: Re-narrating the Victimization Experience

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Pemberton

2021

Victims & Offenders

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Narratives of Being a Helper: The Presentation of Supporters and Victims in Victim Support Sweden

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

Experience of guilt in court hearings—Comparing rape, assault and fraud cases

Experience of guilt in court hearings—Comparing rape, assault and fraud cases

Young victims’ positioning: Narrations of victimhood and support

Peer Support and the Management of Spoiled Identities: Re-narrating the Victimization Experience

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