Literature
Here are some texts and reports on violence against women with disabilities. They are all in pdf format and the links open in a new window. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about violence against women with disabilities.
The Swedish Action plan for combating men's violence against women
The Swedish Action plan for combating men's violence against women, violence and oppression in the name of honour and violence in same-sex relationships.
Summary: In this Communication (2007/08:39), the Government sets out its views on how men's violence against women, violence and oppression in the name of honour and violence in samesex relationships should be combated, and describes the main elements in its work against such violence during the present term of office. The Action Plan contains a wide range of measures in a variety of policy fields.
The Government and its Offices Download
Looking the Other Way: A Study Guide to Female Victims of Violence with Disabilities
Read more about violence against women with disabilities in the report by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare:
Looking the Other Way: A Study Guide to Female Victims of Violence with Disabilities (2011) (pdf)
Captured queen - men's violence against women in "equal" Sweden - a prevalence study, 2002
Author:Eva Lundgren, Gun Heimer, Jenny Westerstrand and Anne-Marie Kalliokoski.
The Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority Download
A Study of Men's Violence against Women with Disabilities, HANDU 2007
What the great majority of these women have in common is that they have got a disability that makes it difficult for them to flee, move quickly, or find their way in order to escape in a violent situation. They have got either a physical disability or a visual impairment. www.handu.se
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Men's violence to women — A Swedish perspective
Men’s violence to women in close relationships – gender violence – is a major social problem. It is a public health problem that brings with it serious, costly consequences for both the individual and society. This booklet provides a brief overview of the problem. The various forms of violence are discussed, as are explanations as to how violence is able to occur to the extent it does. Good examples of working with women subjected to violence and their children are described, as well as indications of how to work in a preventative manner.
Author:Mona Eliasson and Barbro Ellgrim,
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions 2007 Download
Violence against people with disabilities. English summary of Brå report No 2007:26
Three themes emerged from the Council’s review of the research literature, and likewise from the surveys and interviews with key figures in the area. These themes recur repeatedly in descriptions and explanations of violence against people with disabilities. They are invisibility, vulnerability and dependency.
Brå – the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention 2007 Download
The Swedish Crime Survey 2006
Victimization, fear of crime and public confidence in the criminal justice system.
Brå – the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention 2006
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