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Handlingsutrymme eller handbojor?: En kvantitativ studie om socialarbetares upplevda begränsningar och utmaningar i mötet med unga som begår grova våldsbrott
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare.
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare.
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Studien syftar till att undersöka socialarbetares upplevelser av maktlöshet och handlingsutrymme i arbetet med barn och unga som begår grova våldsbrott. Undersökningen utgick från en kvantitativ metod med en webbaserad, strukturerad enkätstudie. Enkäten utformades med frågor baserat på handlingsutrymme, maktlöshet och vilka riskfaktorer hos klienter som bidrar till högre grad av upplevd maktlöshet hos socialarbetare utifrån studiens utvalda riskfaktorer. Utöver enkäten har tidigare forskning och teoretiska begrepp använts i syfte att förstå och analysera studiens valda fenomen. Nationella- och internationella vetenskapliga studier belyser emotionella relationer hos socialarbetare, relationen mellan klient och socialarbetare, maktlöshet utifrån byråkrati, samt risk- och skyddsfaktorer och ligger till grund för studiens förståelse. Gräsrotsbyråkrat, handlingsutrymme, governmentality, biopolitik och biomakt har studerats och använts som teoretisk tolkningsram. Resultatet visar dels att det finns samband mellan socialarbetares upplevda handlingsutrymme och maktlöshet, dels att somliga riskfaktorer har större inverkan än andra på socialarbetares upplevda maktlöshet där gängtillhörighet har störst påverkan. Studiens resultat kan i framtiden användas för olika åtgärdsinterventioner för socialarbetare som möter målgruppen.

Abstract [en]

The aim of the study is to explore social workers' experiences of powerlessness and discretion in working with children and young people who commit serious violent crimes. The research employed a quantitative method through a web-based, structured survey. The survey included questions regarding discretion, powerlessness, and client-related risk factors that contribute to heightened feelings of powerlessness among social workers, based on the study’s selected risk factors. In addition to the survey, previous research and theoretical concepts were utilized to understand and analyze the chosen phenomena. National and international scientific studies highlighting emotional responses among social workers, the relationship between clients and social workers, powerlessness within bureaucracy, and risk and protective factors formed the foundation for the study's understanding. Theoretical frameworks, including street-level bureaucracy, discretion, governmentality, biopolitics, and biopower, were examined and applied. The results reveal a correlation between social workers’ perceived discretion and powerlessness and show that certain risk factors have a greater impact than others on perceived powerlessness, with gang affiliation having the most significant effect. The study's findings may serve as a basis for future intervention measures aimed at supporting social workers working with this target group.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 54
Keywords [en]
Powerlessness, discretion, social workers, serious violent crimes, children and young people, risk factors
Keywords [sv]
Maktlöshet, handlingsutrymme, socialarbetare, grova våldsbrott, barn och unga, riskfaktorer
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-69830OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-69830DiVA, id: diva2:1930164
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Social Work
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Available from: 2025-01-27 Created: 2025-01-22 Last updated: 2025-10-10Bibliographically approved

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