@article{ref1,
title=""I want to be heard": rape victims' encounters with Swedish police",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2023",
author="Rudolfsson, Lisa",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Interactions with police are vitally important to victims' ability to process their trauma. This study focused on the experiences of victims who reported a rape to police in Sweden. Thirteen women participated in interviews; the material was analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. <br><br>FINDINGS include lack of information and the role of luck in finding an understanding officer; some found comfort, and some felt violated once again. Long processing times bound participants to their trauma. <br><br>FINDINGS highlight the need for improved knowledge of trauma among police, victims' needs for information and rights to support, and structural barriers that need to be addressed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012231176206",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012231176206"
}