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Young victims’ positioning: Narrations of victimhood and support
Örebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1406-2064
Örebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2883-7684
2020 (English)In: International Review of Victimology, ISSN 0269-7580, E-ISSN 2047-9433, Vol. 26, no 2, p. 196-211Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

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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Sage Publications, 2020. Vol. 26, no 2, p. 196-211
Keywords [en]
Young people, youth, positioning, identity, support, victim
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Social Work
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-74716DOI: 10.1177/0269758019854950ISI: 000532352500004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85067964343OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-74716DiVA, id: diva2:1327068
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The Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority, 08563/2016Available from: 2019-06-19 Created: 2019-06-19 Last updated: 2020-05-29Bibliographically approved
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1. Victimization, Positioning, and Support: Young Victims' Experiences of Crime
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2020 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Victimization early in life can result in a number of different short and long-term consequences, for which young people might need help and support. However, from previous research it is unclear what kind of support young people perceive as supportive. The present dissertation therefore aims to theoretically and empirically investigate young people’s experiences of victimization and support. The aim is operationalized in three questions: (1) To what extent do young people with experiences of various types of victimization seek and receive support, both from professionals and from family and friends? (2) How do young people understand and construct themselves as victims? (3) How is support constructed, and which needs for support do young people perceive themselves as having after their victimization? The dissertation uses a mixed methods approach building on a quantitative dataset consisting of a survey with 2500 participants, and a qualitative dataset consisting of 19 narrative interviews with young victims of crime. The results show that few young victims seek and receive professional psychosocial support, while a greater percentage of them receive support from family and friends. Theoretically, this can be understood through how young victims construct their own victimhood, which affects what kind of support they received and perceived as supportive. Each individual describes what he or she perceived as supportive with regard to the victimization, which included firstly information and practical help, and secondly talking about the victimizing event. Information enabled the young victims to participate in the judicial and support process more on their own conditions, as they understood what was going to happen. Because of this, support as a concept needs to include various types of support adapted to the individual’s specific needs and circumstances. This means that specific types of support need to be constructed by the support provider together with the individual victim. This calls for a collaborative practice when supporting young victims of crime and for the support to be as individualized as possible.

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Örebro: Örebro University, 2020. p. 170
Series
Örebro Studies in Social work, ISSN 1651-145X ; 23
Keywords
Youth, Young People, Victimization, Support, Positioning, Professional, Family, Friends, Information, Practical help
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Social Work
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urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-80436 (URN)978-91-7529-332-5 (ISBN)
Public defence
2020-06-12, Örebro universitet, Långhuset, Hörsal L2, Fakultetsgatan 1, Örebro, 10:15 (English)
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Available from: 2020-03-09 Created: 2020-03-09 Last updated: 2022-02-02Bibliographically approved

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