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Det komplexa offerskapet: en litteraturstudie om stereotypiseringen av offer för människohandel för sexuella ändamål

Münger, Tekla LU (2019) RÄSK02 20191
Department of Sociology of Law
Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative secondary analysis is to study how victims of sex trafficking are illustrated in previous research. 16 peer reviewed articles have been analysed based on a hermeneutic approach. The results of previous research are consistent: The society has a narrow view of victims, and a more complex, intersectional understanding of the victimhood is required. The victims` stories (as they are presented in previous research) are not consistent with Nils Christie ́s conceptualization of the “ideal victim”. This often results in victims of trafficking having difficulties to be recognized (socially as well as legally) as victims. Dominant discourses, and a strong need to separate victims of trafficking from ‘illegal... (More)
The purpose of this qualitative secondary analysis is to study how victims of sex trafficking are illustrated in previous research. 16 peer reviewed articles have been analysed based on a hermeneutic approach. The results of previous research are consistent: The society has a narrow view of victims, and a more complex, intersectional understanding of the victimhood is required. The victims` stories (as they are presented in previous research) are not consistent with Nils Christie ́s conceptualization of the “ideal victim”. This often results in victims of trafficking having difficulties to be recognized (socially as well as legally) as victims. Dominant discourses, and a strong need to separate victims of trafficking from ‘illegal immigrants’, have resulted in problematic policies and difficulties in the investigation process. Multifaceted methods within the law enforcement are required.

Furthermore, this paper aims to study how well the Sweden’s Supreme Court’s criteria for credibility assessment apply to, according to previous research, the victims of sex trafficking. The criteria are guidelines used to determine the credibility of a statement in court. The conclusion is that the criteria partly are influenced by the structures that constitute Christie ́s “ideal victim”. Therefore, it can be hard for victims of sex trafficking to meet the specified criteria. The result is that victims have difficulties to be acknowledged as victims in, among other social spaces, courts of law. This is problematic from an individual as well as legal perspective. (Less)
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Münger, Tekla LU
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RÄSK02 20191
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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keywords
ideal victim, intersectionality, sex trafficking, Sweden’s Supreme Court’s criteria for credibility assessment, victims
language
Swedish
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8995285
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2019-10-10 09:40:42
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2019-10-10 09:40:42
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this qualitative secondary analysis is to study how victims of sex trafficking are illustrated in previous research. 16 peer reviewed articles have been analysed based on a hermeneutic approach. The results of previous research are consistent: The society has a narrow view of victims, and a more complex, intersectional understanding of the victimhood is required. The victims` stories (as they are presented in previous research) are not consistent with Nils Christie ́s conceptualization of the “ideal victim”. This often results in victims of trafficking having difficulties to be recognized (socially as well as legally) as victims. Dominant discourses, and a strong need to separate victims of trafficking from ‘illegal immigrants’, have resulted in problematic policies and difficulties in the investigation process. Multifaceted methods within the law enforcement are required.

Furthermore, this paper aims to study how well the Sweden’s Supreme Court’s criteria for credibility assessment apply to, according to previous research, the victims of sex trafficking. The criteria are guidelines used to determine the credibility of a statement in court. The conclusion is that the criteria partly are influenced by the structures that constitute Christie ́s “ideal victim”. Therefore, it can be hard for victims of sex trafficking to meet the specified criteria. The result is that victims have difficulties to be acknowledged as victims in, among other social spaces, courts of law. This is problematic from an individual as well as legal perspective.}},
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  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Det komplexa offerskapet: en litteraturstudie om stereotypiseringen av offer för människohandel för sexuella ändamål}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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