Education and follow-up

The election manifesto explicitly demands increased knowledge within the justice system about consent and about violence against women and children, and that social services are guaranteed stable support in work against violence in close relationships. The counter-proposal's demand for educational material to municipalities and regions and supplementary police training are precisely such competence-raising initiatives. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

• knowledge-raising in the justice systemdecisive»För det behövs det fler poliser, ökad kunskap inom rättsväsendet om samtycke och om våld mot kvinnor och barn, och straff som gör att brotten prioriteras av rättsvårdande instanser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For that, more police, increased knowledge within the justice system about consent and violence against women and children, and penalties that ensure the crimes are prioritised by law enforcement agencies are needed.”
• support to social services»Socialtjänsten måste garanteras ett varaktigt och stabilt stöd för arbetet mot våld i nära relationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services must be guaranteed lasting and stable support for work against violence in close relationships.”
• knowledge of power patterns»Arbetet mot det patriarkala våldet behöver bygga på en förståelse för« (party programme ↗)“Work against patriarchal violence needs to be built on an understanding of”
• strengthened child perspective»Barnperspektivet måste stärkas i vårdnadstvister« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The child perspective must be strengthened in custody disputes”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan requires forceful action against violence in intimate relationships and support for children affected by violence, as well as a police force with the capability required. Educational materials for municipalities, regions and the judiciary and an addition to police training are precisely what is needed for the new provision on psychological violence to have impact. The plan also emphasizes collaboration between police, social services and schools.

• stop violence in intimate relationshipsdecisive»Kraftfullt bekämpande av mäns våld mot kvinnor, våld i nära relationer« (party programme ↗)“Forceful action against men's violence against women, violence in intimate relationships”
• protection for children affected by violence»Kraftfullt bekämpande av våld mot barn och stöd till barn som bevittnar våld.« (party programme ↗)“Forceful action against violence against children and support for children who witness violence.”
• collaboration in the justice chain»Det behövs mer samarbete mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a need for more collaboration between police, student health, social services and schools.”
• competent police force»Poliskår med god förmåga som återspeglar hela befolkningen, med stark lokal närvaro« (party programme ↗)“Police force with good capability that reflects the whole population, with strong local presence”

The plan wants equal help against violence and oppression to be provided throughout the country and for society to clearly act against perpetrators of violence instead of restricting victims. It also wants to strengthen cooperation between police, schools and social services so that no children fall between the cracks. Educational material for municipalities, regions and the judicial system on psychological violence is a concrete expression of these commitments.

• equal help throughout the countrydecisive»stärka arbetet mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck så att likvärdig hjälp ges i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen work against honour-based violence and oppression so that equal help is provided throughout the country.”
• act against perpetrators»Vi måste tydligt agera mot våldsutövare, inte begränsa offrens frihet.« (party programme ↗)“We must clearly act against perpetrators of violence, not restrict victims' freedom.”
• coordination around vulnerable 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 district police, schools, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no children fall between the cracks in prevention work.”

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 school and healthcare personnel be trained to detect violence more quickly and that preventive work permeate the entire society, which directly supports the counter-proposal's requirements for educational materials to municipalities, regions and the justice system. The plan also wants to strengthen the victim-of-crime perspective, especially when children are at risk. The requirement for specifically police training content is not mentioned, so the position is derived.

• train personnel to detect violencedecisive»Det förebyggande arbetet måste börja tidigt och genomsyra hela samhället. Alla kommuner ska ha handlingsplaner för att förebygga mäns våld mot kvinnor och alla skolor ska ha handlingsplaner mot hedersförtryck. Skolpersonal och vårdpersonal bör utbildas och nationell frånvarostatistik införas för att snabbare kunna upptäcka hedersvåld.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preventive work must start early and permeate the entire society. All municipalities shall have action plans to prevent men's violence against women and all schools shall have action plans against honour-based oppression. School and healthcare personnel should be trained and national absence statistics introduced to detect honour-based violence more quickly.”
• identify at-risk children»För att snabbare fånga upp barn i riskzonen vill vi se handlingsplaner mot hedersförtryck i alla skolor och bättre utbildning av personal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To identify children at risk more quickly we want to see action plans against honour-based oppression in all schools and better training of personnel.”
• strengthened victim-of-crime perspective»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas. Den som utsatts för brott ska få upprättelse och bättre stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The victim-of-crime perspective must be strengthened. Those who have suffered crime shall receive justice and better support.”
• children's protection against violence»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“It is especially important to protect every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”

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 knowledge among professionals increases and that training about violence and youth is built into training programmes, among other things in social work training and for those who conduct interviews with children. The counter-proposal's demands for training material to councils, regions and the justice system as well as supplemented police training are the same sort of expertise enhancement. The plan also sees children experiencing violence in the family as crime victims, which reinforces the need.

• increased knowledge among professionalsdecisive»Samtidigt ska stöden till offren byggas ut, kunskapen hos yrkesverksamma öka, straffen för hedersrelaterade brott skärpas och kriminaliseringen breddas till uttryck för hederstänkande såsom oskuldskontroller och uppfostringsresor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Meanwhile support to victims shall be expanded, knowledge among professionals increase, sentences for honour-related crimes be tightened and criminalization broadened to expressions of honour thinking such as virginity tests and correctional trips.”
• training in the justice chain»Vi vill göra ungdomskriminalitet till ett obligatoriskt utbildningsmoment på socionomutbildningen och införa en specialisering för socialsekreterare med fokus på unga lagöverträdare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to make youth criminality a mandatory educational component in social work training and introduce a specialization for social workers with focus on young offenders.”
• special training on children»De som medverkar i förhör av eller med barn ska ha särskild utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Those who participate in interviews with or of children shall have special training.”
• children are crime victims»Även barn som upplever våld inom familjen är brottsoffer.« (party programme ↗)“Children who experience violence within the family are also crime victims.”

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 party programme explicitly establishes that effective handling of cases of violence in intimate relationships presupposes well-educated staff in the police, prosecution, social services and healthcare and good inter-agency cooperation. The counter-proposal's requirement for educational material to municipalities, regions and the judiciary and additional police training is precisely this. The plan therefore directly supports the requirement.

• well-educated legal chaindecisive»Effektiv handläggning av ärenden som rör våld i nära relationer förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis, åklagare, socialtjänst och hälso- och sjukvård samt ett väl fungerande samarbete mellan myndigheterna.« (party programme ↗)“Effective handling of cases concerning violence in intimate relationships presupposes well-educated staff in the police, prosecution, social services and health and medical care and a well-functioning cooperation between authorities.”
• support and protection for those subjected to violence»Kvinnor, män och barn som utsatts för våld i en nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“Women, men and children subjected to violence in an intimate relationship shall be given adequate support and protection.”
• the Convention on the Rights of the Child as starting point»Insatser för att stödja barn och ungdomar ska ske med utgångspunkt i FN:s barnkonvention och bygga på det nära nätverk som finns runt barnet.« (party programme ↗)“Efforts to support children and young people shall be conducted with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as a starting point and be based on the close network surrounding the child.”
• inter-agency cooperation against crime»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Total review of confidentiality rules, so that authorities can share data with each other to prevent and solve crime.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan wants to build up special expertise throughout the justice chain for intimate partner violence, with specialized groups in each police region and special investigation units, precisely so more reported crimes lead to prosecution. It also wants a national knowledge centre and to tear down confidentiality barriers between police and social services. The counter-proposal's requirement for educational materials for municipalities, regions, police training and the judiciary aligns with these commitments.

• specialized expertise in the justice systemdecisive»Införa särskilda grupper i varje polisregion som är specialiserade på sexualbrott och våld i nära relation för att fler anmälda brott ska leda till lagföring och straff« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce special groups in each police region specialized in sexual offences and intimate partner violence so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution and punishment”
• national knowledge centre»Inrätta ett nationellt kunskapscentrum för brottsprevention och ett nationellt avhopparprogram för gängkriminella« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national knowledge centre for crime prevention and a national exit programme for gang criminals”
• cooperation between police and social services»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all confidentiality barriers between social services and police”
• stop intimate partner violence»Vi ska stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall stop men's violence against women”

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 knowledge-raising measures for all those working with children and youth and that schools, social services and the justice system receive a clearer mandate to identify vulnerable children. Educational material for municipalities, regions and the justice system as well as an addition to police training on the new criminal provision directly address that commitment. The plan also requires that the justice system's tools for detecting and prosecuting crimes be improved.

• knowledge-raising about childrendecisive»Det behövs också kunskapshöjande åtgärder för alla som arbetar med barn och unga och familjerättsliga frågor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Knowledge-raising measures are also needed for all those working with children and youth and family law issues.”
• clearer mandate to detect»Skola, socialtjänst och rättsväsende måste få ett tydligare uppdrag att identifiera barn och unga som misstänks leva i hederskultur« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Schools, social services and the justice system must receive a clearer mandate to identify children and youth suspected of living in honor-based culture”
• better tools in the justice chain»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The justice system's coordination between authorities and tools for detecting and prosecuting criminals should be improved.”
• action plan against intimate partner violence»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those subjected to intimate partner violence”

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.