Police's safety-creating and crime prevention mandate

The plan explicitly says that focus must be directed towards preventing recruitment of new children into gang crime and that this requires comprehensive prevention efforts. It points out precisely school, leisure activities and a strengthened social service with a prevention mandate and child protection as the tools. The counter-proposal's demands for structured, knowledge-based prevention work with early interventions for children and young people are the same line. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• prevent new child recruitmentdecisive»Vissa straff kan behöva höjas men mycket mer fokus måste riktas mot att förhindra rekryteringen av nya barn till gängkriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Certain punishments may need to be increased but much more focus must be directed at preventing recruitment of new children into gang crime.”
• comprehensive prevention efforts»Det kräver nämligen omfattande förebyggande insatser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It namely requires comprehensive prevention efforts.”
• resources for school and social services»Skola och fritidsverksamheter behöver ges bättre resurser, likaså socialtjänsten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School and leisure activities need better resources, as does social services.”
• preventive social services and child protection»förstärk socialtjänsten med tillräckliga resurser och kunskap för att arbeta både förebyggande och med barnskydd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen social services with adequate resources and knowledge to work both preventively and with child protection”

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 election manifesto makes preventive work a separate, quantified commitment: for every krona spent on more police, at least one krona must go to preventive work. The plan also identifies social services and cooperation between police, student health, social services and schools as critical for catching young people early, and preschool and school as the best tools. The counter-proposal's demand for structured, knowledge-based preventive work with early intervention is exactly this.

• equal amount to preventiondecisive»För varje krona som läggs på fler poliser, ska minst en krona läggas på det förebyggande arbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For every krona spent on more police, at least one krona must be spent on preventive work.”
• early social intervention»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthening social services is central to catching young people early.”
• cooperation around children and young people»Det behövs mer samarbete mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a need for more cooperation between police, student health, social services and schools.”
• school as crime prevention»Förskola, skola och fritids är de bästa verktygen vi har för att lyfta barn ur dysfunktionella miljöer och ge dem en bättre framtid. Det ger mer tid till att lyckas med språket och skolarbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preschool, school and leisure time are the best tools we have to lift children out of dysfunctional environments and give them a better future. It provides more time to succeed with the language and schoolwork.”

The party programme establishes that crime prevention work is the foundation for a safe society and that children in need of special support should be identified and receive help as early as possible. The election manifesto wants to make a major effort in prevention work and ease secrecy between community police, school and social services so that no children fall through the cracks. That is precisely what the counter-proposal requires.

• prevention work as foundationdecisive»Det brottsförebyggande arbetet är grunden för ett« (party programme ↗)“Crime prevention work is the foundation for a”
• major push on prevention»storsatsa på det förebyggande arbetet i socioekonomiskt eftersatta områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“make a major effort in prevention work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.”
• cooperation around children at risk»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 secrecy between community police, school, social services and strengthen collaboration with civil society so that no children fall through the cracks in prevention work.”
• early support for vulnerable children»minska marginaliseringen och utsattheten i samhället. Barn i behov av särskilt stöd ska uppmärksammas och ges adekvat hjälp av bland annat« (party programme ↗)“reduce marginalization and vulnerability in society. Children in need of special support should be identified and given adequate help by among others”

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 establishes that prevention work must begin early and permeate the entire society, with the foundation laid already in preschool and school. It also requires better measures to prevent recruitment into criminal environments and lifts prevention measures as part of the social contract. The counter-proposal's requirement for structured, knowledge-based crime prevention work with early measures for children and youth is precisely this commitment.

• early prevention workdecisive»Det förebyggande arbetet måste börja tidigt och genomsyra hela samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prevention work must begin early and permeate the entire society.”
• prevent recruitment»För att besegra dem krävs bättre insatser som förebygger nyrekrytering, mer resurser till polis, åklagare, domstolar och kriminalvården och strängare straff.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To defeat them requires better measures to prevent recruitment, more resources to police, prosecutors, courts and prisons and stricter sentences.”
• investment in prevention measures»Vi behöver rusta Sveriges totalförsvar, stärka hela rättskedjan, satsa på förebyggande insatser och en likvärdig skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We need to strengthen Sweden's total defence, strengthen the entire justice chain, invest in prevention measures and an equal school.”
• preventive criminal policy»Kriminalpolitiken ska därför både förebygga och avskräcka från brott, stödja brottsdrabbade och stimulera dem som har begått olagliga handlingar till en ny livssituation utan brottslighet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy should therefore both prevent and deter crime, support crime victims and encourage those who have committed illegal acts to a new life situation without 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 election manifesto demands earlier, clearer and tougher measures to prevent young people from sliding into crime and wants to legislate municipalities' crime prevention work. Home visiting programmes for new parents in disadvantaged areas and violence prevention work in all schools are precisely the early detection the counter-proposal seeks. The plan thereby supports the demand for structured and long-term preventive work.

• early measures against youth crimedecisive»Tidigare, tydligare och tuffare insatser för att förebygga och förhindra att unga glider in i brottslighet måste till.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Earlier, clearer and tougher measures to prevent and stop young people from sliding into crime are essential.”
• legislated crime prevention work»Kommuners brottsförebyggande arbete ska lagstadgas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities' crime prevention work shall be legislated.”
• early parental support»Vi vill se nationella hembesöksprogram från socialtjänsten för nyblivna förstagångsföräldrar i utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see national home visiting programmes from social services for first-time new parents in disadvantaged areas”
• violence prevention in schools»Alla skolor ska stärka sitt våldspreventiva arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All schools shall strengthen their violence prevention work.”

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 election manifesto makes preventive work through strengthened families and mandatory parental support in all municipalities a main line against crime, and demands significantly strengthened school health services with unified child and youth health care. The party programme places great responsibility on social services, police and schools working closely together to prevent crime early. The counter-proposal's demand for structured, knowledge-based early interventions coincides with this.

• mandatory parental supportdecisive»Förebygg brott genom att stärka familjerna och föräldraansvaret och göra det obligatoriskt med föräldrastöd i alla Sverige kommuner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prevent crime by strengthening families and parental responsibility and make parental support mandatory in all Swedish municipalities.”
• early detection in child health care»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly strengthened school health services with unified child and youth health care and parental support programmes offered to all parents.”
• cooperation between social services, police, schools»Socialtjänsten, polisen och skolan har en stor uppgift i detta avseende« (party programme ↗)“Social services, police and schools have a large task in this respect”
• equal preventive work across the country»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott. Inrätta en nationell social insatsstyrka, så det förebyggande arbetet stärks och blir mer lika i landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen social measures and social services' possibilities for coercive measures against children and young people who commit crimes. Establish a national social intervention force, so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more equal across the country.”

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 promises the largest crime prevention reform package in modern times with over 50 reforms for social services, schools and substance abuse care, a national knowledge centre for crime prevention and strengthened parental responsibility. The counter-proposal's demand for structured, knowledge-based preventive work with early interventions for children and young people and support to parents is exactly this. The plan therefore supports the demand in substance.

• largest crime prevention packagedecisive»Moderaterna vill därför genomföra det största brottsförebyggande reformpaketet i modern tid. Det handlar om över 50 reformer för att stärka socialtjänst, skola och missbruksvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moderate Party therefore wants to implement the largest crime prevention reform package in modern times. It involves over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and substance abuse care.”
• knowledge-based crime prevention»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”
• early interventions for young people»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 confidentiality barriers between police and social services and establish a national no entry programme for young people at risk in order to quickly stop a criminal career in progress”
• strengthened parental responsibility»Betona och förstärka föräldraansvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Emphasize and strengthen parental responsibility”

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 that social services' preventive initiatives increase to early identify young people at risk and that social services, schools and the justice system shall be able to intervene at an early stage. The counter-proposal's requirement for structured, long-term crime prevention work with early interventions for children and young people and support for parents follows from this. The plan is, however, critical of preventive integration measures that lack results, which qualifies but does not reverse the support.

• early preventive initiativesdecisive»Att socialtjänstens förebyggande insatser ska öka för att tidigt fånga upp ungdomar på glid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That social services' preventive initiatives shall increase to early identify young people at risk”
• 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 the opportunity to intervene more forcefully at an early stage”
• tools for social services»Socialtjänsten behöver också verktyg att tidigare gå in med skarpa åtgärder när det kommer till unga som far illa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services also need tools to intervene earlier with forceful measures when it comes to young people who are suffering.”
• results requirements on preventive measures»Istället för att bortförklara brott och rikta fokus mot förebyggande integrationsåtgärder som inte visat sig fungera, är det hög tid att lägga om den kriminalpolitiska inriktningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Instead of explaining away crime and focusing on preventive integration measures that have not proven to work, it is high time to change the criminal policy direction.”

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.