This is the first in the Northern Police Research Webinar Series for Spring 2025.
Understanding Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment in Swedish Police Work
Following the #MeToo movement and a Facebook campaign known as #Nödvärn (self-defense), sexual and gender-based harassment in the context of Swedish police work has received increased attention. In this presentation, Arian Rostami presents an overview of a study aimed at investigating the occurrence of sexual and gender-based harassment, the common types of harassment, and the organizational factors that Swedish police officers perceive to be enabling the occurrence of such harassment in the police work environment.
Chair: Jonas Hansson
Arian Rostami, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Unit of Police Work at Umeå University. She has an interdisciplinary research background in health, social work, and police studies. Her main research interests within police studies include health, stress, and sexual and gender-based harassment.