Conditions and Authorities at Special Youth Homes

The plan's main point is that the best interests of children should come first and that repression and harsher measures are too often put forward instead of seriously tackling the problems. The counter-proposal's core is expanded coercive powers over placed children, such as body searches and restricted access to phones, which conflicts with the plan's protection of the private sphere. The plan, however, supports the part about education and competence of the staff.

• children's best interests firstdecisive»Vänsterpartiets politik ska utformas så att barnens bästa kommer i första rummet.« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party believes that the best interests of children come first.”
• against repression as a solution»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Too often repression and harsher measures are put forward as solutions instead of seriously tackling the problems.”
• personal integrityweak support»Alla människor har rätt till en bred privat sfär« (party programme ↗)“All people have the right to a broad private sphere”
• competence and resources»förstärk socialtjänsten med tillräckliga resurser och kunskap för att arbeta både förebyggande och med barnskydd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen social services with sufficient resources and knowledge to work both preventively and with child protection”

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The party programme grants all children the right to a safe upbringing free from drugs and violence, which bears the requirement for tools against drug smuggling and a clearer mandate for youth care facilities. The plan also wants to strengthen social services to reach young people in time and ensure competence supply in welfare, which corresponds to the requirements for education and more attractive employers. The counter-proposal's requirement is therefore supported in substance.

• upbringing free from drugsdecisive»och till en trygg uppväxt fri från droger och våld.« (party programme ↗)“and to a safe upbringing free from drugs and violence.”
• strengthened social services»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That social services are strengthened is central to reaching young people in time.”
• competence supply in welfare»Säkerställ att det finns utbildad personal att anställa. Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that there is trained personnel to hire. The state has a responsibility to secure competence supply, especially in welfare.”
• keep children away from crime»Håll barn borta från kriminalitet och se till att de hamnar rätt från början.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Keep children away from crime and ensure they go the right way from the start.”

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 requires strengthened care measures and education while the young person is detained, which supports the counter-proposal's demands for improved competence and a more attractive employer, and the plan wants to strengthen inter-agency cooperation so that no children fall through the cracks. The requirements for body searches and limited access to mobile phones are close to the plan's boundary against disproportionate privacy violations, but here aim to protect children's legal security in care. Overall, the plan supports the counter-proposal's demands.

• strengthened care during detentiondecisive»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 ↗)“raise the maximum period for closed youth care and strengthen care measures and education while the young person is detained, and introduce outreach activities when the sentence is served.”
• child's legal security»Barnets rättstrygghet måste stärkas om det« (party programme ↗)“The child's legal security must be strengthened if”
• inter-agency cooperation around children»lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespoliser, skola, socialtjänst och stärka samarbetet med civilsamhälle så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna i det förebyggande arbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“ease confidentiality between community police, schools, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no children fall through the cracks in preventive work.”
• boundary against privacy violations»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« (party programme ↗)“all laws that involve disproportionate intrusions into”

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 society not to give in to crime and that staff in care shall receive training and competence development, while every child's right to protection shall be valued. That speaks for the counter-proposal's demand for clearer mandate, better training and inter-agency cooperation against deviations. The plan is restrictive on coercive measures, but search on specific suspicion of drug smuggling differs from general search zones.

• action against crimedecisive»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen. För att besegra dem krävs bättre insatser som förebygger nyrekrytering, mer resurser till polis, åklagare, domstolar och kriminalvården och strängare straff.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society must not give in to gangs. To defeat them requires better preventive measures, more resources for police, prosecutors, courts and prisons and stricter sentences.”
• staff competence development»Den som jobbar i vård och omsorg ska kunna växa och vidareutvecklas i sitt yrke. Vi vill ge alla undersköterskor och sjuksköterskor rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who work in care shall be able to grow and develop in their profession. We want to give all care assistants and nurses the right to competence development.”
• child's rights and protection»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“Especially important is to value every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”
• restrictive view on coercive measures»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on religious freedom.”

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 requires that quality in closed youth care be improved, that more young people be placed in special youth homes and that young offenders be kept in special facilities with better care – which presupposes that staff have tools and competence for the task. Zero tolerance for narcotics at all levels supports the authority to intervene against smuggling of drugs. The plan does not mention body searches or mobile restrictions in youth homes, so the position is derived.

• improved quality in youth caredecisive»Kvaliteten på den slutna ungdomsvården ska förbättras och alla intagna garanteras individuell uppföljning.« (party programme ↗)“The quality of closed youth care shall be improved and all residents shall be guaranteed individual follow-up.”
• functioning special youth homes»Fler unga i behov av omfattande sociala insatser ska placeras på särskilda ungdomshem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More young people in need of extensive social intervention shall be placed in special youth homes.”
• zero tolerance for narcotics»Nolltolerans ska råda mot narkotika i alla led av hanteringen.« (party programme ↗)“Zero tolerance shall prevail against narcotics at all levels of handling.”
• orderly institutions for young people»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 offenders both can receive better care during their sentence and be kept away from older criminals.”

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 manifesto wants to strengthen social services' capacity for coercive measures against children and young people who commit crimes, and the plan requires that all institutions are drug-free. Authority to body search on suspicion of drug smuggling, clearer mandate and strengthened cooperation against breaches follow from this. The plan's requirement for restrictive coercive care at the same time calls for delimitation.

• coercive measuresdecisive»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen social efforts and social services' capacity for coercive measures towards children and young people who commit crimes.”
• drug-free institutions»Alla anstalter ska vara drogfria.« (party programme ↗)“All institutions shall be drug-free.”
• inter-agency cooperation»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Complete review of confidentiality regulations, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes.”
• restrictive coercive care»Tvångsvård ska användas restriktivt« (party programme ↗)“Coercive care shall be used restrictively”

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 to be taken into care under the Youth Care Act (LVU) and placed young people to get better education, and it sees search as a legitimate tool to find weapons and narcotics. The counter-proposal's requirements for body search on suspicion of drug smuggling, clearer mandate to restrict mobile phones and better staff competence align with this order-and-knowledge line for society's care of young people. The plan therefore supports the requirement in substance.

• better conditions at youth institutionsdecisive»Se till att placerade ungdomar ges bättre utbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that placed young people are given better education”
• more care interventions under LVU»Säkerställa att fler omhändertas enligt LVU« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that more are taken into care under LVU”
• search as a tool»Införa visitationszoner så att Polisen får bättre möjligheter att leta efter vapen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce search zones so that the Police get better opportunities to search for weapons”
• tougher drug enforcement»Återinföra de specialiserade narkotikapoliserna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reinstate the specialised drug police”

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 requires that the process for placed children be upgraded and quality-assured and that taken into care children shall be able to trust society's care. The plan moreover wishes to give social services, schools and the justice system opportunity to intervene with tougher measures and give authorities tools to limit freedom of movement in criminal environments. The counter-proposal's demands for body search on drug suspicion, mandate to limit mobile phones, better staff conditions and collaboration against deviations therefore follow the plan's direction.

• quality-assured care of placed childrendecisive»Det finns ett stort behov av att processen kring placerade barn uppgraderas och kvalitetssäkras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is great need for the process around placed children to be upgraded and quality-assured.”
• secure care for taken into care»Barn och unga som blir omhändertagna ska kunna lita på samhällets vård och nå en bättre tillvaro.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children and young people taken into care shall be able to trust society's care and reach a better situation.”
• tougher early interventions»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 opportunity to intervene with tougher measures at an early stage.”
• tools against criminal lifestyle»Polis, socialtjänst och kronofogde ska ges verktyg att statuera exempel och göra den kriminella livsstilen oattraktiv, t.ex. genom långtgående möjligheter att beslagta tillgångar i kretsen kring kriminella, att begränsa rörelsefriheten för gängaktiva och omhänderta barn och unga som växer upp i en negativ miljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Police, social services and the enforcement authority shall be given tools to set an example and make the criminal lifestyle unattractive, for example through far-reaching possibilities to seize assets in circles around criminals, to limit freedom of movement for gang members and take into care children and young people growing up in a negative environment.”