Social intervention groups

The plan's crucial commitment is that the focus in fighting gang crime must lie on preventive work and that social services must be strengthened with adequate resources in disadvantaged areas. An overarching responsibility to spread social intervention groups to all vulnerable areas is precisely such a preventive measure. The plan also states that a single measure is not enough when society has failed these areas.

• prevent gang recruitmentdecisive»Vissa straff kan behöva höjas men mycket mer fokus måste riktas mot att förhindra rekryteringen av nya barn till gängkriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Some penalties may need to be increased but much more focus must be directed at preventing the recruitment of new children into gang crime.”
• strengthened social services»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 preventatively and with child protection”
• prevention before repression»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All too often repression and harsher measures are put forward as solutions instead of really tackling the problems.”
• prioritize vulnerable areas»De av oss som bor i dessa områden är särskilt utsatta för våld och det finns en uppgivenhet över att samhället övergivit området.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those of us who live in these areas are particularly exposed to violence and there is a sense of hopelessness that society has abandoned the area.”

The plan requires more and more far-reaching social measures and more cooperation between police, youth health, social services and schools to stop recruitment into gangs. The counter-proposal's requirement to spread social intervention groups to all affected areas is precisely such a coordinated measure. The plan also establishes that at least one krona shall go to preventive work for every krona spent on more police.

• fler sociala insatserdecisive»Vi vill se fler och mer långtgående sociala insatser och föräldrar ska vara skyldiga att medverka när deras barn behöver socialtjänstens åtgärder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more and more far-reaching social measures and parents shall be required to participate when their children need social services measures.”
• samverkan mellan myndigheter»Det behövs mer samarbete mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a need for more cooperation between police, youth health, social services and schools.”
• förebyggande arbete prioriteras»Bekämpa både brotten och brottens orsaker. För varje krona som läggs på fler poliser, ska minst en krona läggas på det förebyggande arbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat both the crimes and the causes of crime. For every krona spent on more police, at least one krona shall be spent on preventive work.”
• stärkt socialtjänst»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That social services are strengthened is central to catching young people in time.”

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's crucial commitment is to invest heavily in preventive work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and strengthen cooperation between police, schools, social services and civil society so that no children fall through the cracks. Social intervention teams in all vulnerable areas are precisely such a cooperation form. The counter-proposal's requirement for overarching responsibility for spreading therefore aligns with the plan.

• prevention in disadvantaged areasdecisive»storsatsa på det förebyggande arbetet i socioekonomiskt eftersatta områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest heavily in preventive work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.”
• strengthened inter-agency cooperation on 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 secrecy between area police, schools, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no children fall through the cracks in preventive work.”
• reduced marginalization prevents crime»minska marginaliseringen och utsattheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“reduce marginalization and vulnerability in society.”

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 makes better crime prevention efforts that prevent recruitment into gangs an explicit commitment, together with police presence in vulnerable areas. Social response teams are precisely such a collaborative crime prevention effort in vulnerable areas. The plan's prioritization of crime prevention therefore means that responsibility for spreading the effort to all vulnerable areas needs to be clearer.

• prevent recruitment to gangsdecisive»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 should not back down to gangs. To defeat them requires better efforts that prevent recruitment, more resources for police, prosecutors, courts and the prison service and stricter sentences.”
• presence in vulnerable areas»Fler poliser ska finnas närvarande i vardagen, både i utsatta områden och på landsbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More police should be present in everyday life, both in vulnerable areas and in rural areas.”
• crime prevention efforts prioritized»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 crime prevention efforts and an equitable school.”
• crime prevention criminal policy»Kriminalpolitiken ska därför både förebygga och avskräcka från brott« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy should therefore both prevent and deter crime”

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 makes it the party's most important goal that no vulnerable area shall exist by 2030 and requires that police and social services always be able to exchange information and more often share premises, and that municipalities' crime prevention work be regulated by law. An overarching responsibility to spread social intervention groups to all vulnerable areas is an application of these commitments. The plan additionally wants to see social teams in the most vulnerable environments, which is the same kind of structured cooperation.

• cooperation between police and social servicesdecisive»Polis och socialtjänst ska som huvudregel alltid kunna utbyta information sinsemellan och ska oftare dela lokaler.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Police and social services shall as a general rule always be able to exchange information with each other and shall more often share premises.”
• no vulnerable areas by 2030»Sverige ska år 2030 inte ha ett enda utsatt område.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall by 2030 have not a single vulnerable area.”
• regulated crime prevention work»Kommuners brottsförebyggande arbete ska lagstadgas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities' crime prevention work shall be regulated by law.”
• social teams for young people at risk»sociala team på utsatta skolor som kan komma tillrätta med unga på glid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“social teams in vulnerable schools that can help young people at risk”

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 explicitly demands a national social intervention force so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more equal throughout the country. It is in substance precisely the counter-proposal's demand for overarching responsibility for spreading social intervention groups to all vulnerable areas. The plan sees preventive measures as the most important way to combat crime and demands close cooperation between social services, police and school.

• national social intervention forcedecisive»Inrätta en nationell social insatsstyrka, så det förebyggande arbetet stärks och blir mer lika i landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national social intervention force, so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more equal throughout the country.”
• cooperation against youth crime»Socialtjänsten, polisen och skolan har en stor uppgift i detta avseende och« (party programme ↗)“The social services, the police and the school have a major task in this regard and”
• preventive work first»Det viktigaste sättet att bekämpa brottslighet är genom« (party programme ↗)“The most important way to combat crime is through”
• crime prevention programmes»Förebygg brott genom att stärka föreningslivet samt inrättande av mentorskapsprogram och nationellt avhopparprogram.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prevent crime by strengthening civil society and establishing mentorship programmes and national exit programmes.”

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 pledges the largest crime prevention reform package in modern times and national structures for crime prevention, and that all secrecy barriers between social services and police shall be removed. Spreading social task forces to all deprived areas under an overall responsibility aligns with the national steering the plan advocates. A guidance alone is not enough given the plan's level of ambition.

• national crime preventiondecisive»Inrätta ett nationellt kunskapscentrum för brottsprevention och ett nationellt avhopparprogram för gängkriminella« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national centre of excellence for crime prevention and a national exit programme for gang criminals”
• comprehensive crime prevention reform»Moderaterna vill därför genomföra det största brottsförebyggande reformpaketet i modern tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates therefore want to carry out the largest crime prevention reform package in modern times.”
• cooperation between social services and police»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all secrecy barriers between social services and police”
• action in deprived areas»Genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Carry out a special sports initiative for deprived areas”

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's gang policy is based on simultaneous police and intervention measures against individuals in criminal environments and early markings against those at the periphery of gangs, with social services, school and the judicial system as tools. Spreading social intervention groups to all vulnerable areas is an implementation of that commitment, as is the goal of increased safety in all residential areas. The plan simultaneously requires clear results from every initiative. The committee's reasons that a guidance is sufficient are not addressed.

• early interventions against gang environmentdecisive»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 those individuals who today find themselves in criminal environments and with early markings against those who are in gangs and clans' periphery.”
• cooperation at early stage»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, school and the judicial system the ability to intervene with tougher measures at an early stage”
• safety in all residential areas»Öka tryggheten i hela Sverige och i alla bostadsområden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase safety throughout Sweden and in all residential areas”
• results requirements on initiatives»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public initiative”

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.