Controlling behaviour

The plan wants to take action against violence and abuse of women, children and LGBTQI persons and uses legislation as a tool, including consent law, negligence requirements and the law on violence against women. Criminalizing psychological violence and controlling behavior is in the same line, because violence according to the plan is structural and not just physical. The plan does not mention controlling behavior specifically, so the support is derived.

• legislation against men's violencedecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill se en lag som innebär krav på samtycke för sex och ett oaktsamhetsrekvisit i våldtäktslagstiftningen.« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party wants to see a law that requires consent for sex and a negligence requirement in rape legislation.”
• action against violence and oppression»I ett tryggt samhälle tar vi krafttag mot våld, hedersförtryck och sexuella kränkningar mot kvinnor, barn och hbtqi-personer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a safe society, we take action against violence, honour-related oppression and sexual abuse of women, children and LGBTQI persons.”
• defend women's violence legislation»Vi står bakom och försvarar lagen som förbjuder köp av sexuella tjänster och lagen om kvinnofridskränkning.« (party programme ↗)“We stand behind and defend the law that prohibits the purchase of sexual services and the law on violence against women.”
• violence is structural»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett strukturellt samhällsproblem.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is a structural social problem.”

The election manifesto promises to continue the direction that has tightened sentences for violence and other abuse in close relationships and requires action against male violence against women. Criminalising psychological abuse and controlling behaviour is precisely such an expansion of criminal liability for abuse in close relationships. The programme's feminist perspective on gender power structures reinforces the rationale.

• criminal liability for abuse in close relationshipsdecisive»Vi vill fort sätta den politiska riktning som skärpt straffen för våld och andra kränkningar i nära relationer, och som ökat resurserna till kvinno- och tjejjourernas viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the political direction that has tightened sentences for violence and other abuse in close relationships, and that has increased resources for women's and girls' centres' important work.”
• action against male violence»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Action to stop honour-related violence, sexual crimes and male violence against women.”
• feminist perspective»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this fundamental view, social democracy is a feminist party.”

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The party programme requires support and protection for children and adults subjected to psychological and physical violence and that society's institutions have readiness and tools against patriarchal violence. The election manifesto asserts that it is the perpetrator's freedom that shall be limited and wants to strengthen work against honor-based violence and oppression. Criminalizing psychological violence and controlling behavior follows from these commitments.

• protection against psychological violencedecisive»skydd för barn och vuxna som utsatts för psykiskt« (party programme ↗)“protection for children and adults subjected to psychological”
• the perpetrator's freedom shall be limited»Ingen ska begränsas av hedersförtryck och våld, det är förövarens frihet som ska begränsas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one shall be limited by honor-based oppression and violence, it is the perpetrator's freedom that shall be limited.”
• tools against patriarchal violence»beredskap och verktyg för att motverka patriarkalt« (party programme ↗)“readiness and tools to counter patriarchal”
• work against honor-based oppression»stärka arbetet mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck så att likvärdig hjälp ges i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen work against honor-based violence and oppression so that equal assistance is provided throughout the country.”

The plan explicitly requires that controlling behaviour be criminalized, both as part of the work against men's violence against women and against honour-based oppression. The counter-proposal's requirement that psychological violence and controlling behaviour be made punishable and that a bill be presented as soon as possible is therefore the plan's own line. The starting point is that men who hit shall not get away with it.

• criminalize controlling behaviourdecisive»Dessutom vill vi kriminalisera kontrollerande beteende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moreover, we want to criminalize controlling behaviour.”
• make honour-based oppression punishable»Ingen ska utsättas för hedersförtryck i Sverige. Utöver tidiga insatser i skolan vill vi bland annat kriminalisera oskuldskontroller och kontrollerande beteende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one shall be subjected to honour-based oppression in Sweden. In addition to early intervention in schools, we want to, among other things, criminalize virginity testing and controlling behaviour.”
• men's violence must be addressed»Män som slår ska inte komma undan. Vi vill höja straffen för sexualbrott, grov fridskränkning och grov kvinnofridskränkning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Men who hit shall not get away with it. We want to raise penalties for sexual crimes, serious assault and serious violence against women.”

The election manifesto explicitly wants to broaden criminalization to expressions of honour-based thinking such as honour checks and corrective travel, that is, controlling behaviour, and states that male violence against women shall end. The party programme wants all forms of violence in relationships to be prevented and for efforts to focus on perpetrators. Criminalizing psychological violence and controlling behaviour follows from these commitments.

• broadened criminalization of controldecisive»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 ↗)“At the same time, support for victims should be expanded, knowledge among professionals increased, penalties for honour-related crimes strengthened and criminalization broadened to include expressions of honour-based thinking such as honour checks and corrective travel.”
• stop male violence against women»Mäns våld mot kvinnor ska upphöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Male violence against women shall end.”
• all relationship violence shall be prevented»Alla former av våld i relationer och könsrelaterat« (party programme ↗)“All forms of violence in relationships and gender-related”
• focus on perpetrators»Insatserna för att förebygga och förhindra våld i nära relationer måste fokusera på förövarna.« (party programme ↗)“Efforts to prevent and stop violence in close relationships must focus on perpetrators.”

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 lists psychological violence from a close person among offences that are completely unacceptable and requires that legislation marks violence against women as a serious crime. The election manifesto furthermore drives strong criminal law increases. Criminalizing psychological violence and controlling behaviour is therefore directly compatible with the plan.

• mark psychological violence in lawdecisive»våld från en närstående eller för annan form av övergrepp och våld« (party programme ↗)“violence from a close person or for any other form of abuse and violence”
• increased criminal law against abuse»Skärp straffen för sexualbrott kraftigt. 25 års fängelse för grov våldtäkt, kemisk kastrering som villkor för villkorlig frigivning och livstids fängelse för grov våldtäkt mot barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sharply increase penalties for sexual offences. 25 years imprisonment for serious rape, chemical castration as a condition for conditional release and life imprisonment for serious rape against a child.”
• effective handling of relationship violence»Effektiv handläggning av ärenden som rör våld i nära relationer förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis« (party programme ↗)“Effective handling of cases involving violence in close relationships presupposes well-trained staff at police”
• general deterrence»Ett effektivt tillrättaförande av brottsförövare bör dessutom ha inslag av såväl allmänprevention som individualprevention.« (party programme ↗)“Effective correction of criminal offenders should also include both general deterrence and individual deterrence.”

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 a brand new crime, unlawful detention, aimed at women being deprived of freedom and isolated in the home, and has zero tolerance for men's violence against women. Criminalising psychological violence and controlling behaviour is the same thing in substance. The plan also sharpens tools against violence in close relationships through residence bans and easier detention. The plan thus supports the requirement.

• criminalise detention of freedomdecisive»Införa ett särskilt brott – olaga frihetsbegränsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a special crime – unlawful detention”
• control and isolation of women»Kvinnor fråntas sin frihet och isoleras i hemmet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women are deprived of their freedom and isolated in the home.”
• stop men's violence against women»Vi ska stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall stop men's violence against women”
• sharpened tools against relationship violence»Införa vistelseförbud för personer som dömts för våld i nära relation, så att den som utsatt sin tidigare partner för våld och övergrepp kan förbjudas att vara i ett visst bostadsområde även efter att ha släppts ur fängelset« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce residence bans for people convicted of violence in close relationships, so that those who have subjected their former partner to violence and abuse can be forbidden from being in a certain residential area even after being released from prison”

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 describes the control of especially young women's socializing, dress and freedom of movement as serious oppression and requires a specific honour-related crime with notably harsher penalties, and even wants to be able to intervene against honour-related oppression without a specific crime having been committed. Criminalizing psychological violence and controlling behaviour is precisely such a criminal law marking. The plan furthermore requires an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships.

• specific honour-related crimedecisive»Införa ett särskilt hedersbrott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a specific honour-related crime”
• new criminal charge against oppression»Den som begår brott med hedersmotiv bör dömas enligt en särskild brottsrubricering till påtagligt strängare straff och utvisning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Anyone who commits a crime with honour-related motives should be sentenced under a specific criminal charge to notably harsher penalties and expulsion.”
• controlling behaviour as oppression»En allt vanligare situation är att unga flickor övervakas av släktingar och landsmän i skolan och i sin vardag för att kontrollera att de följer klanens eller landets levnadsregler.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An increasingly common situation is that young girls are monitored by relatives and countrymen at school and in their daily lives to control that they follow the clan's or country's rules of conduct.”
• action plan for violence in close relationships»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships”

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.