Att ligga runt – ett brott mot rådande samhällsnormer? : En kvantitativ undersökning av socionomstudenters syn på sexuellt utsvävande beteende i 3 § LVU

This study aimed to investigate whether social work students assess the need for compulsory care under the Care of Young Persons (Special Provisions) Act (1990:52) (LVU) differently based on differences in gender, sexually abusive behavior, and age. The aim was to find out if social work students find that sexually abusive behavior is enough for LVU to the same extent for young girls and boys. The aim was also to find what differences and similarities there was in the motivations of social work students as to why LVU is or is not applicable in the present case, based on the gender of the youth and how the factors of age and number of sex partners can change the social work students' assessment of LVU? The study used a vignette design and was conducted through an online survey method and was handed out through an internet forum. In total 222 individuals answered the questionnaire. To analyze the result a critic feminist theory was used. The outcome showed that girls were not provided care in accordance with LVU more often than boys but that sexually challenging behavior was enough for LVU or at least for some kind of measure under the Social Service Act (2001:453). Other factors that would change the outcome were age and number of sexual partners. It showed that the younger the child was and the more sex partners they had; the more people would choose to provide care under LVU. Future studies are needed to chart a more comprehensive view of how widespread this is