På flera orter i Sverigebedrivs en verksamhet som heterStödcentrum för unga brottsoffer. Denna verksamhet riktar sig till ungdomar som blivit utsatta för något slags brott utanför hemmet. I denna studie har fem stycken brottsutsatta ungdomar mellan 15-17 år intervjuats.Dessa ungdomar har varit i kontakt med ett Stödcenter för unga brottsoffer i en och samma stad i Mellansverige. Syftet med denna studie var att titta närmare på hur Stödcentrum för unga brottsoffer arbetade, vilket stöd ungdomarna förväntades att få samt på vilket sätt ungdomarna fått stöd i sin bearbetning av brottshändelsen. Att bli utsatt för ett brott under ungdomstiden har forskning visat kan orsaka mycket skada i personens liv och ge negativa konsekvenser om det lämnas obehandlat.  Studiens resultat visade att verksamheten är mycket viktig för brottsutsatta ungdomar. Något som genomsyrade samtliga intervjuer var att ungdomen tillsammans med sin kontaktperson på Stödcentrum utformade strategier och verktyg för att själva använda sig av efter att kontakten med Stödcentrum avslutats. Detta ledde uppsatsförfattarna in på begreppet empowerment och använde således begreppet som teoretiskt perspektiv.

Abstract   The aim of this study was to reach a deeper understanding of how social workers and police officers collaborate and what perceptions they have of young victims of crime and their needs. The study is based on a qualitative approach consisting of three group interviews and four individual interviews with police officers and social workers from the social service’s victim support center, Stödcentrum. The study's empirical data has been analyzed by using Danermark’s collaboration theory and social constructivism and has been discussed in relation to previous research. The results showed that social workers and police officers generally have a positive attitude towards collaboration with each other. The respondents felt that engaged managers, co-location and personal relationships had a positive impact on collaboration. Insufficient routines, employee turnover, privacy laws and limited insight contribute to negative experiences. It also emerged that, while both groups had shared perceptions of victims of crime, the police chosed in their response to distinguish between the roles of victims and perpetrator in their contact.

The aim of this study is an exploration of cooperation between the law enforcement forces and local authorities responsible for the organisation of the social services, working with young crime victims and their needs of assistance. Interviews with three members of the police department and four member of the social services were conducted. An organization theory perspective and ”The ideal victim” concept are forming the background for a thematic analysis of the gathered data. While divergent attitudes are revealed in the data, the results show an overall positive effect of closer cooperation between the organizations on favorable well-being of the victims. Lack of communication and understanding of the commonality of goals are potentially disruptive sources. However, ”The ideal victim” concept as guideline doesn´t appear to substantially support the empirical results.