Security at special youth institutions

The plan prioritizes the child's best interests, wants to counteract growing surveillance and registration, and warns against elevating repression instead of solving problems. The counter-proposal's requirements for protective equipment and body cameras target placed children and are a security and control measure rather than a caring one. The plan's approach is instead strengthened care, social services, and preventive measures.

• child's best interests firstdecisive»Vänsterpartiets politik ska utformas så att barnens bästa kommer i första rummet.« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party's policy must be shaped so that children's best interests come first.”
• repression does not solve problems»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Far too often repression and a harder line are lifted up as solutions instead of addressing the problems seriously.”
• protection for privacyweak support»Alla människor har rätt till en bred privat sfär« (party programme ↗)“All people have a right to a broad private sphere”
• resources instead of control»Skola och fritidsverksamheter behöver ges bättre resurser, likaså socialtjänsten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Schools and recreational activities need better resources, as does social services.”

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The plan does not address youth institutions, but requires that commonly funded activities meet high standards for good working conditions and that staff can intervene directly in disturbances and unrest. Protective equipment and investigated use of body cameras are measures in that direction. The plan simultaneously binds decisions to children's right to a secure upbringing, which argues for measures that reduce violence on the units.

• good working conditions in welfaredecisive»De gemensamt finansierade verksamheterna ska fylla högt ställda krav på bra arbetsvillkor« (party programme ↗)“Commonly funded activities must meet high standards for good working conditions”
• staff must be able to intervene»Lärare och annan personal i skolan ska omedelbart kunna ingripa vid stök och oro.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Teachers and other staff in schools must be able to intervene immediately in disturbances and unrest.”
• children's right to security»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention.« (party programme ↗)“All children have the right to a secure upbringing in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address protective equipment or body cameras at youth detention facilities. The nearest relevant commitments are that law enforcement authorities shall be given the tools required and that everyone has the right to good physical and psychosocial working conditions, which speaks for the protection of staff. The election manifesto simultaneously accepts more stringent but caring closed youth care. The conclusion, however, is based only on general principles.

• authorities shall have necessary toolsdecisive»Rättssäkerheten ska tryggas samtidigt som de« (party programme ↗)“Legal certainty shall be safeguarded while”
• good working conditions for staff»god fysisk och psykosocial arbetsmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“good physical and psychosocial working conditions.”
• strengthened closed youth care»höja maxtiden för sluten ungdomsvård och förstärka vårdinsatser och utbildning under tiden den unge är frihetsberövad, samt införa en utslussningsverksamhet när straffet är avtjänat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“increase the maximum time for closed youth care and strengthen care measures and education while the young person is deprived of liberty, and introduce a reintegration programme when the sentence has been served.”
• humane and rehabilitative care»human och ha som mål att den som dömts inte ska« (party programme ↗)“humane and aim that the convicted person shall not”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about protective equipment or body cameras in special youth homes. Nearest lying commitments are that employees in welfare shall have better working conditions and safety at work, which speaks for personnel in dangerous situations being able to be protected. The requirement for integrity assessment of legislation does however mean that the camera issue should be investigated before it is introduced, which is precisely what the counter-proposal requests.

• better working conditions in welfaredecisive»Bättre arbetsvillkor, helt enkelt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Better working conditions, simply.”
• safety in the workplace»Mer och bättre stöd från chefer skapar trygghet på jobbet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More and better support from supervisors creates safety at work.”
• integrity assessment of measuresweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be assessed against its impact on people's personal integrity.”
• young people's right to secure care»psykisk ohälsa eller missbruksproblem måste ha inflytande över sitt liv och få det stöd som behövs.« (party programme ↗)“mental ill-health or substance abuse problems must have influence over their lives and get the support they need.”

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants more young people with great needs placed in special youth institutions and that young offenders can be held in special facilities with better care, which requires that staff can handle dangerous situations. The party programme additionally wants to simplify camera surveillance, which speaks for body cameras at least being investigated. Protective equipment and cameras are therefore in line with the plan's view of secure and functioning institutions.

• more places in youth institutionsdecisive»Fler unga i behov av omfattande sociala insatser ska placeras på särskilda ungdomshem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More young people in need of comprehensive social support shall be placed in special youth institutions.”
• secure institutions for youth»Vi vill inrätta särskilda fängelser så att unga kriminella både kan få bättre vård under sitt straff och hållas undan äldre brottslingar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to establish special prisons so that young criminals both can receive better care during their sentence and be kept away from older offenders.”
• simplified camera surveillance»Möjligheten till kamerabevakning på offentlig plats ska förenklas.« (party programme ↗)“The possibility of camera surveillance in public places shall be simplified.”
• modern equipment against violence»För att stoppa upplopp och kravaller ska polisen kunna använda mer effektiv och modern utrustning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To stop riots and disturbances, the police shall be able to use more effective and modern equipment”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto wants to strengthen social services' opportunities for coercive measures against children and young people who commit crimes, which includes giving staff in the most risky wards tools to handle violent situations. The party programme establishes children's right to a secure upbringing environment and that workplaces' equipment should be adapted to employees' needs and conditions. Protective equipment and an investigation into body cameras follow from these commitments.

• stronger coercive measuresdecisive»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen social services and social services' opportunities for coercive measures against children and young people who commit crimes.”
• secure upbringing environment»Barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Children have a right to a secure upbringing environment.”
• adapted and safe working environment»lokaler, maskiner och utrustning, arbetsuppgifter, arbetstempo och arbetstider till de anställdas behov och förutsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“premises, machinery and equipment, work tasks, pace of work and working hours to employees' needs and conditions.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan commits to investing in personnel equipment in violent situations, explicitly body cameras, and significantly increasing camera surveillance. The counter-proposal's requirement for protective equipment and investigated body camera use for staff at special youth homes rests on the same logic. The plan moreover wants to tighten state youth care through youth prisons and better education for placed young people.

• protective equipment and body camerasdecisive»Satsa på polisens utrustning, exempelvis kroppskameror men också vattenkanoner att använda vid exempelvis upplopp« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in police equipment, for example body cameras but also water cannons to be used at for example riots”
• increased camera surveillance»Kraftigt öka antalet övervakningskameror« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly increase the number of surveillance cameras”
• tightened state youth care»Utreda sänkt straffmyndighetsålder och inrätta ungdomsfängelser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investigate lowered age of criminal responsibility and establish youth prisons”
• better care for placed youth»Se till att placerade ungdomar ges bättre utbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that placed young people are given better education”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that no one shall be seriously harmed at work and that every workplace shall have comprehensive occupational health and safety work that creates security for staff. It also wants to give social services, schools and the justice system the possibility to intervene with tougher measures and sees camera surveillance as a legitimate tool against violent environments. The counter-proposal's requirement for protective equipment and investigation of body cameras for staff at special youth homes follows from these commitments.

• secure working environment for staffdecisive»Ingen ska behöva avlida eller skadas allvarligt på jobbet. Varje svensk arbetsplats ska ha ett fullgott arbetsmiljöarbete som skapar trygghet för medarbetarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one shall have to die or be seriously harmed at work. Every Swedish workplace shall have comprehensive occupational health and safety work that creates security for staff.”
• tougher tools against violent youth»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, schools and the justice system the possibility to intervene with tougher measures at an early stage”
• protection for care staff»Öka tryggheten för vårdpersonal och på akutmottagningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase security for care staff and at emergency departments”
• camera surveillance as a tool»Åtgärder ska vidtas för att bättre kunna kartlägga gängaktiva genom t.ex. underrättelsearbete och informationsinhämtning, spaning, kameraövervakning och avlyssning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures shall be taken to better map gang-active persons through, for example, intelligence work and information gathering, surveillance, camera monitoring and wiretapping.”