”DOM BLIR AV MED ANSVARET NÄR DOM FÅR BETALA FÖR DET” - En studie om våldsutsatthet i samband med sexköp

Abstract

Aims and objectives The aim of the study is to examine how people with experience of selling sex speak about their vulnerability to violence from sex buyers. The study also analyses the interviewees view on the legal system and their experience of meeting the actors of law enforcement agencies. The purpose is to investigate how interviewees interpret their experiences of being subjected to violence, how they position themselves and others in their stories, and the possible consequences this may have. Method and data The study is based on six semi-structured interviews with six people who have been subjected to violence in connection with selling sex. The data consist of eight hours and 40 minutes recorded and transcribed material. This is analyzed using critical discursive psychology that constitutes the theoretical and analytic framework of the study. Three theoretical concepts are central to this framework: interpretative repertoires, subject positions and ideological dilemmas. Results The main contribution of the study is the comparisons between interviewees' interpretations regarding violence as part of an agreement, violence as an expected part of the sexual service, violence as a crime, and violence as a power demonstration. This shows that the way the interviewees talk about violence is multifaceted and dependent on the context to which it relate. The study also helps to nuance the current idea that people with experience of having sex for compensation have low confidence in the police and judiciary.