Northern Police Research Webinar - Sweden

This is the third in the Northern Police Research Webinar Series for Autumn 2024.

Shedding a Light on Blue: Understand Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment in Swedish Police Work

Presenter: Arian Rostami

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.

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.