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Unga brottsoffer : En tvärsnittsstudie om brottsutsatta ungdomar med utländsk respektive svensk bakgrund i Skåne

Håkansson, Kent LU and Horvat, Daniella LU (2017) SOPA63 20171
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine patterns among different groups of juvenile
victims of offences against the person and crimes against their property by
comparing victims in ninth grade with foreign background to those with Swedish
background in Skåne. The study concentrates on exposure to threat, mugging,
theft, physical abuse and sexual abuse. We conducted a statistical analysis based
on a census, a survey that measures the entire target population, with a response
rate of 78%. We found that ninth-graders with foreign background and ninthgraders
with Swedish background is exposed to the same amount of criminal
offenses against the person and crimes against their property. However, there is a
difference regarding exposure to... (More)
The aim of this study was to examine patterns among different groups of juvenile
victims of offences against the person and crimes against their property by
comparing victims in ninth grade with foreign background to those with Swedish
background in Skåne. The study concentrates on exposure to threat, mugging,
theft, physical abuse and sexual abuse. We conducted a statistical analysis based
on a census, a survey that measures the entire target population, with a response
rate of 78%. We found that ninth-graders with foreign background and ninthgraders
with Swedish background is exposed to the same amount of criminal
offenses against the person and crimes against their property. However, there is a
difference regarding exposure to the individual offences which can be linked to
the victim's ethnic background. Ninth-graders with foreign background report a
higher exposure to mugging and physical abuse than ninth-graders with Swedish
background. (Less)
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author
Håkansson, Kent LU and Horvat, Daniella LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20171
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Victimology, foreign background, juveniles, crime victim, ethnic background
language
Swedish
id
8914425
date added to LUP
2017-08-08 16:46:05
date last changed
2017-08-08 16:46:05
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to examine patterns among different groups of juvenile
victims of offences against the person and crimes against their property by
comparing victims in ninth grade with foreign background to those with Swedish
background in Skåne. The study concentrates on exposure to threat, mugging,
theft, physical abuse and sexual abuse. We conducted a statistical analysis based
on a census, a survey that measures the entire target population, with a response
rate of 78%. We found that ninth-graders with foreign background and ninthgraders
with Swedish background is exposed to the same amount of criminal
offenses against the person and crimes against their property. However, there is a
difference regarding exposure to the individual offences which can be linked to
the victim's ethnic background. Ninth-graders with foreign background report a
higher exposure to mugging and physical abuse than ninth-graders with Swedish
background.}},
  author       = {{Håkansson, Kent and Horvat, Daniella}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Unga brottsoffer : En tvärsnittsstudie om brottsutsatta ungdomar med utländsk respektive svensk bakgrund i Skåne}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}