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Breaking Women’s Box: Victim-Blaming Discourse in Law Enforcement and Its Impacts on Women’s Access to Justice

Leng, Chansopheavy LU (2025) JAMM07 20251
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
Victim-blaming discourse is not merely a superficial issue, it is a deeply entrenched issue that has its roots in Cambodian society as a whole. The patterns of blame culture not only reinforce cycles of normalizing gender-based violence and prevent victims from accessing justice but also systematically undermine faith in the justice system. This thesis aims to address significant barriers that hinder GBV victims from speaking up and seeking justice. It critically examines structural and systematic problems to identify shortcomings and pave the way for potential adjustments, particularly to raise public awareness of the impact on victims’ lives.
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author
Leng, Chansopheavy LU
supervisor
organization
course
JAMM07 20251
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
victim-blaming, gender-based violence, law enforcement officers, women, access to justice.
language
English
id
9194384
date added to LUP
2025-06-17 16:31:32
date last changed
2025-06-17 16:31:32
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  abstract     = {{Victim-blaming discourse is not merely a superficial issue, it is a deeply entrenched issue that has its roots in Cambodian society as a whole. The patterns of blame culture not only reinforce cycles of normalizing gender-based violence and prevent victims from accessing justice but also systematically undermine faith in the justice system. This thesis aims to address significant barriers that hinder GBV victims from speaking up and seeking justice. It critically examines structural and systematic problems to identify shortcomings and pave the way for potential adjustments, particularly to raise public awareness of the impact on victims’ lives.}},
  author       = {{Leng, Chansopheavy}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Breaking Women’s Box: Victim-Blaming Discourse in Law Enforcement and Its Impacts on Women’s Access to Justice}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}