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”Rädsla i polisrollen är ju en vardag”: En explorativ studie om upplevelse av rädsla hos svenska poliser i yttre tjänst
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Psychology.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Psychology.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
'Fear in policing is an everyday occurrence' : an explorative study of how police officers on the beat experience fear (English)
Abstract [sv]

Poliser i yttre tjänst är en yrkesgrupp som dagligen hanterar situationer som kan anses farliga och där allmänheten behöver hjälp. Det är dock oklart hur poliserna upplever sin egen rädsla och hanterar den i yrkeslivet. Följande explorativa och kvalitativa studie syftade till att undersöka svenska polisers uppfattningar om upplevd rädsla i polisyrket för att få en ökad förståelse för polisers egna tankar och upplevelser om rädsla i sin yrkesroll. Studien syftade även till att undersöka om det fanns någon skillnad i upplevd rädsla beroende på polisers arbetsort och hur poliserna hanterade rädsla. Åtta poliser baserade i Stockholms samt Kalmars län genomförde semistrukturerade intervjuer som analyserades med tematisk innehållsanalys. Resultatet utgjorde 6 teman: Rädsla som en naturlig del av yrket, Rädsla i tjänsten, Rädsla utanför tjänsten, Förändring av rädsla, Poliskulturens effekter och Effekter av rädsla. Rädsla beskrevs som något som var närvarande och sågs som en naturlig och nödvändig varningssignal. Fokus föregick rädsla i yrkesrollen där främst en avsaknad av rädsla i tjänsten fanns. Däremot var rädsla närvarande i form av utsatthet i privatlivet. Studien visade även på att det fanns en skillnad mellan städer och uppfattningen av rädsla beroende på vad poliserna kunde förvänta sig under en arbetsdag. 

Abstract [en]

Patrolling police officers confront situations daily in which the public needs help, and situations that can be dangerous. However, it is unclear how patrolling police officers’ experience their own fear and manage it in their profession. The present qualitative and explorative study investigated Swedish patrolling police officers’ views on experienced fear in their profession to increase our understanding of police officers’ own thoughts and experiences of fear in their profession. The present study aimed further to investigate whether there were any differences between experienced fear depending on where the police officers were stationed as well as how the police officers handled fear. Eight police officers stationed in Stockholm and Kalmar’s county (Sweden) participated in semi structured interviews which thereafter were analyzed according to thematic content analysis. The results consisted of 5 themes: Fear as a natural part in the working life, Fear during duty, Fear after duty, Development of fear, and Police culture’s effects, and Effects of fear. Fear was described as something tangible and present as well as seen as a necessary alert mechanism. Focus preceded fear during duty, where often a lack of fear could be seen. However, fear was foremost present as vulnerability concerning the private life. The study also showed that the perception of fear differed depending on where the police officers were stationed and what they could expect during their working day.  

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 45
Keywords [sv]
Rädsla, poliser, yrkesroll, poliskultur, privatliv
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-100123OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-100123DiVA, id: diva2:1518777
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Psychology
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Available from: 2021-01-25 Created: 2021-01-17 Last updated: 2021-01-25Bibliographically approved

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