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One of tasks of the police is to take reports about sexual assault, investigate and to some extent prevent sexual offences. But what happens when sexual harassment and abuse take place within the police?

The research project UISH examines understanding of sexual harassment from the perspectives of the harassed, bystanders and harassers, and how these understandings shape interventions against sexual harassment within the police.

The research project Sexual harassment within the police: Crime victims, crime investigation and crime prevention examines how sexual harassment is experienced, dealt with and prevented within the police.

This research project departs from the realization that sexual harassment within the police force is not necessarily considered a problem. Instead, a sexualised jargong is often considered crucial to a professional identity as a police officer