Government's legislative proposal

The plan's decisive position is that repression and tougher measures do not solve crime and that focus must instead be directed at preventing recruitment of children through school, leisure and social services. This carries the counter-proposal's objection to extended detention time, biometrics from children under 15 and detention of groups, as well as the demand that authorities' resources and organisation be reviewed. The plan furthermore safeguards personal integrity. The committee's reasoning about crime becoming lower in age is directly countered by the plan's preventive line.

• repression does not solve crimedecisive»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 tougher measures are put forward as solutions instead of tackling the problems seriously.”
• prevent recruitment of children»Vissa straff kan behöva höjas men mycket mer fokus måste riktas mot att förhindra rekryteringen av nya barn till gängkriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Some punishments may need to be increased but much more focus must be directed at preventing the recruitment of new children to gang crime.”
• resources for preventive work»Skola och fritidsverksamheter behöver ges bättre resurser, likaså socialtjänsten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Schools and leisure activities need better resources, as does social services.”
• personal integrity»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”

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 police get more tools and that organised crime is fought powerfully, with particular focus on preventing child recruitment. This speaks against the counter-proposal's demand to remove the new coercive measures against children under 15. The plan's requirement for criminal policy based on due process is a counterweight but does not support the rejection.

• more tools for policedecisive»Polisen behöver också fler verktyg, som bättre möjligheter till avlyssning och husrannsakan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Police also need more tools, such as better possibilities for wiretapping and search.”
• against organised crime»Kraftfullt bekämpande av organiserad kriminell verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Forceful combating of organised criminal activity.”
• stopped child recruitment»Nyrekryteringen måste stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Child recruitment must be stopped.”
• due process criminal policy»Kriminalpolitik byggd på evidens, effektivitet och rättssäkerhet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy based on evidence, efficiency and due process.”

The plan states that coercive measures and surveillance methods must always be weighed against personal privacy and that the child's best interests shall be decisive in decisions concerning children. The counter-proposal objects precisely to extended detention time, biometric data from children under 15 and detention of groups, and wishes instead that the authorities' resources and organization be reviewed. The plan's line that prevention is the most powerful measure points in the same direction.

• coercive measures weighed against privacydecisive»Tvångsmedel och övervakningsmetoder behövs för att komma åt den samhällshotande brottsligheten. Dessa måste samtidigt vägas mot den personliga integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“Coercive measures and surveillance methods are needed to address crime threatening society. These must at the same time be weighed against personal privacy.”
• child's best interests decisive»Barnkonventionen är svensk lag och barnets bästa ska alltid vara avgörande när beslut fattas kring barn.« (party programme ↗)“The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is Swedish law and the child's best interests shall always be decisive when decisions are made concerning children.”
• no lowered age of criminal responsibility»Sänkt straffmyndighetsålder är inte ett effektivt sätt att verka för ett tryggare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Lowering the age of criminal responsibility is not an effective way to create a safer society.”
• prevention before coercion»Den mest kraftfulla åtgärden mot brott är att förebygga att de sker och stöd måste ges i tid.« (party programme ↗)“The most powerful measure against crime is preventing them from happening and support must be given in time.”

The election manifesto explicitly defends the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state and says no to a series of coercive measures of collective character, such as stop-and-search zones and collective punishment. Holding a group of children for identification and taking biometric data from children under 15 is the same kind of measure. The party programme furthermore requires that all legislation be tested against its impact on integrity and that each child's rights are protected.

• no to collective coercive measuresdecisive»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 stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on freedom of religion.”
• every child's rights»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“It is particularly important to protect every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”
• integrity review of legislationweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be tested against its impact on people's personal integrity.”
• measures against gang crime»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society must not yield to gangs.”

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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 requires that the main rule shall be that all reported crimes where the suspect is under 15 years is investigated by police, and that police receive more and sharper tools against gang crime that pushes down into younger ages. The counter-proposal's demands to strike extended detention time, biometric records and detention for identification remove exactly such tools. The plan instead wants more young people who commit serious crimes to be taken into care.

• crimes by children shall be investigateddecisive»Huvudregeln ska vara att alla brott som anmäls till polis och där den misstänkte är under 15 år ska utredas av polis.« (party programme ↗)“The main rule shall be that all crimes reported to police where the suspect is under 15 years shall be investigated by police.”
• more tools for police»Avlyssning och andra hemliga tvångsmedel ska kunna användas både vid misstanke om fler brott än i dag och efter domstolsbeslut mot organiserade gängmedlemmar även utan konkret brottsmisstanke.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wiretapping and other secret coercive measures shall be able to be used both in suspicion of more crimes than today and after court decision against organized gang members even without concrete criminal suspicion.”
• early interventions against young people»Vi vill se nationella hembesöksprogram från socialtjänsten för nyblivna förstagångsföräldrar i utsatta områden, att socialtjänsten ska kunna göra fler insatser för familjer obligatoriska och att betydligt fler barn som fostras in i kriminalitet eller själva begår grova brott ska kunna omhändertas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see national home visit programmes from social services for first-time parents in vulnerable areas, that social services shall be able to make more interventions for families mandatory and that significantly more children who are raised into criminality or themselves commit serious crimes shall be taken into care.”
• competence in child interviews»De som medverkar i förhör av eller med barn ska ha särskild utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Those who participate in questioning of or with children shall have special training.”

The election manifesto explicitly requires strengthened opportunities for compulsory action against children and young people who commit crimes, and the party programme emphasizes that authorities must respond quickly to crimes committed by young people. A counter-proposal that wants to strike extended detention time, biometric records and detention for identification goes against this. The plan's youth perspective in the sentencing question qualifies but concerns sentences, not investigative tools.

• compulsory action against young offendersdecisive»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen social measures and social services' ability to take compulsory action against children and young people who commit crimes.”
• quick response to juvenile crimes»reagerar snabbt på brott som begås av ungdomar« (party programme ↗)“react quickly to crimes committed by young people”
• expanded justice system»Hela rättsväsendet behöver byggas ut. Fler poliser kräver fler åklagare, domstolar på fler platser i landet och en kraftigt utbyggd kriminalvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The entire justice system needs to be expanded. More police require more prosecutors, courts in more places in the country and a greatly expanded criminal care system.”
• special consideration for young people»Samhällstjänst ska alltid övervägas i första hand som påföljd för ungdomar som begått brott.« (party programme ↗)“Community service shall always be considered in the first place as a sentence for young people who have committed crimes.”

The plan wants to investigate lowering the age of criminal responsibility, jail more young offenders at serious crimes and give police more coercive means such as search zones. The counter-proposal instead wants to limit coercive means against children under 15. The plan's line of early intervention to stop an initiated criminal career therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's requirement.

• tougher action against young offendersdecisive»Utreda sänkt straffmyndighetsålder och inrätta ungdomsfängelser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investigate lowering the age of criminal responsibility and establish youth prisons”
• more young people to be detained»Se till att fler unga lagöverträdare häktas när det rör sig om allvarliga brott och det finns risk för återfall« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that more young offenders are detained when serious crimes are involved and there is a risk of reoffending”
• expanded police coercive powers»Införa visitationszoner så att Polisen får bättre möjligheter att leta efter vapen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce search zones so the Police get better opportunities to search for weapons”
• early stop to criminal careers»Ta bort sekretesshindren mellan polis och socialtjänst samt inrätta ett nationellt no entry-program för unga i riskzonen i syfte att snabbt stoppa en påbörjad kriminell karriär« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove the secrecy obstacles between police and social services and establish a national no-entry program for young people at risk in order to quickly stop an initiated criminal career”

The plan requires lowered criminal age of responsibility and that social services, schools and the judicial system shall be able to intervene with tougher measures at an early stage, with early markings against those on the fringes of gangs. The counter-proposal instead wants to stop extended detention periods, biometric records from children under 15 and detention for identification. The plan therefore argues against the counter-proposal's demands.

• lowered criminal age of responsibilitydecisive»Sänka straffmyndighetsåldern« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the criminal age of responsibility”
• 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 judicial system the opportunity to intervene with tougher measures at an early stage”
• early markings against gang environment»Det kan bara göras med samtidiga polisiära och ingripande insatser mot de individer som idag befinner sig i kriminella miljöer och med tidiga markeringar mot de som finns i gängen och klanernas utkanter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“This can only be done with simultaneous police and intervention measures against individuals who today are in criminal environments and with early markings against those on the fringes of gangs and clans.”
• tools against gangs»Ge rättsväsendet resurser och verktyg för att bekämpa gängen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the judicial system resources and tools to combat gangs”