%0 Journal Article
%T "I want to be heard": rape victims' encounters with Swedish police
%J Violence against women
%D 2023
%A Rudolfsson, Lisa
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X 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>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 1077-8012
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012231176206