Victimization and school: Young people’s experiences of receiving support to keep up with their schoolwork
| Published date | 01 September 2023 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/02697580221109284 |
| Author | Sara Thunberg |
| Date | 01 September 2023 |
https://doi.org/10.1177/02697580221109284
International Review of Victimology
2023, Vol. 29(3) 406 –419
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Victimization and school:
Young people’s experiences
of receiving support to keep
up with their schoolwork
Sara Thunberg
Örebro University, Sweden
Abstract
Victimization early in life can have several serious consequences, one of which concerns young
people’s schoolwork. The present study therefore aims to investigate what support young
people need to keep up with their schoolwork, based on their needs following victimization.
The material consists of narrative interviews with 19 young people who were the plaintiffs at
trials when they were 15–19 years old. The results show that several of the young victims did
not want to go to school due to the risk of meeting their perpetrator, and because of that their
grades declined when they were not physically present in school, they lost their motivation to
study. There is also variation between the young victims about whether they perceive that the
schools supported them and/or made adaptations to make sure they could continue with their
schoolwork. The schools have a responsibility to make some adaptations, but it is not clear how
far this responsibility stretches or to what extent the young victims themselves have been a part
of the process. For this reason, they might not have perceived the potential adaptations and
support they received from their schools as supportive. Suggestions are given concerning what
the schools and other authorities need to think about when working with young victims of crime
to make sure they continue with their schoolwork as much as possible.
Keywords
Crime victims, young people, support, help, school
Introduction
According to the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebyggande rådet,
2020), around half of all 15-year olds (9th graders) in Sweden have been victims of theft, physical
assault, threats, robbery, or sexual crimes during the most recent 12-month period. Victimization
can result in numerous harmful consequences such as depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress,
Corresponding author:
Sara Thunberg, School of Law, Psychology and Social work, Örebro University, 701 82 Örebro, Sweden.
Email: sara.thunberg@oru.se
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