Citation

Eriksson M. J. Scan. Stud. Criminology Crime Prev. 2010; 11(1): 66-85.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/14043851003703903

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Efforts to promote the protection of, and support to, abused women have opened up new understandings concerning children who see, hear, or in other ways are exposed to men's violence against women and its consequences. On the basis of a redefinition of children exposed to violence into children subjected to violence, some important policy changes have recently been made in the Nordic countries as regards children's status as crime victims. To enable a better understanding of the context of such changes in policy, this article explores the extent to which Nordic women's shelter/crisis centre organizations and children's rights organizations draw upon a justice discourse in relation to the issue of children exposed to violence. The analysis is based upon a study of 10 organizations working at a national level in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract)