2025-03-202024/25:SoU19 · p.2SoUHealth & social services
Crime prevention measures
Resources and powers for social services' crime-prevention work
What's at stake: The issue affects children and young people at risk of criminal involvement, as well as the municipalities and schools carrying out preventive work; more resources could mean more school social workers and faster intervention, while rejection means the work continues within existing frameworks.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
Parliament considered whether municipalities need additional resources and powers for long-term, crime-preventive social work aimed at children and young people, or whether ongoing government initiatives are already sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee notes that extensive work is already under way to prevent crime among children and young people – including a new Social Services Act requiring preventive, easily accessible social services, assignments to the National Board of Health and Welfare on child health care, home-visit programmes and family centres, enhanced parental support via the Agency for Family Law and Parental Support, a proposal for open-form measures for children and young people even without guardians' consent, the investment in school-social teams, and expanded information-sharing between schools, social services and law-enforcement agencies. In light of this ongoing work, the committee considers that parliament need not take further initiatives and rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 4 (S)
S argues that municipalities need more resources for long-term, preventive social work against crime, particularly in disadvantaged areas, and wants expanded parental support, expanded powers for social services, zero tolerance of school truancy, and dedicated school social workers in the most disadvantaged schools. The party also proposes a special programme for immediate intervention when children risk being recruited into criminal networks, rapid establishment of an implementation committee for the proposed youth-crime panels, and particular attention to the role of girls and young women in gang-related crime.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 4 by S.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have gone the other way
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: CCenterpartiet, KDKristdemokraterna, LLiberalerna, MModeraterna, MPMiljöpartiet, SDSverigedemokraterna, VVänsterpartiet
Ja 198–93Nej 1–290
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 16/0/0/8 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | No 0/92/0/14 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | Yes 15/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Yes 20/0/0/4 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| L | No | Yes 9/0/0/7 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| SD | No | Yes 62/0/0/10 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2024/25:1021 by Kerstin Lundgren (C), 2024/25:3022 by Fredrik Lundh Sammeli et al. (S) amendments 95, 97 and 103, and 2024/25:3111 by Teresa Carvalho et al. (S) amendments 38 and 46.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2024/25:1021 av Kerstin Lundgren (C), 2024/25:3022 av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S) yrkandena 95, 97 och 103 samt 2024/25:3111 av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S) yrkandena 38 och 46.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 90 proposals in motions about children and young people in social services. The motions were submitted during the general motion period of 2024 and address, among other things, interventions for children and young people, placement forms for children and young people, and children's rights. The Riksdag refers primarily to work already underway in the areas addressed by the proposals.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to strengthen child and family healthcare, increase collaboration between schools, social services and healthcare, and review secrecy legislation. (S) — Reservation 4
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan explicitly requires that much greater focus is directed at preventing the recruitment of children into gang crime, with better resources for school, leisure activities and social services.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly requires that much greater focus is directed at preventing the recruitment of children into gang crime, with better resources for school, leisure activities and social services. The counter-proposal's demands for resources for long-term preventive social work in disadvantaged areas, parental support, school social workers and immediate interventions at recruitment are the same thing in substance. The plan, however, provides no support for repressive elements such as youth criminal committees.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver uttryckligen att mycket mer fokus riktas mot att förhindra rekryteringen av barn till gängkriminalitet, med bättre resurser till skola, fritidsverksamhet och socialtjänst. Motförslagets krav på resurser för långsiktigt förebyggande socialt arbete i utsatta områden, föräldraskapsstöd, skolsocionomer och omedelbara insatser vid rekrytering är samma sak i sak. Planen ger däremot inget stöd för repressiva inslag som ungdomskriminalitetsnämnder.
- stop recruitment of childrendecisive»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 into gang crime.”
- resources for school and social services»Ge barn och ungdomar möjligheter till kommunalt stödda fritidsaktiviteter, ge skolan bättre resurser för att stödja elever som behöver det för att klara betygen och förstärk socialtjänsten med tillräckliga resurser och kunskap för att arbeta både förebyggande och med barnskydd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give children and young people opportunities for municipally supported leisure activities, give schools better resources to support students who need it to cope with grades and strengthen social services with adequate resources and knowledge to work both preventively and with child protection.”
- preventive crime policy»Vägen till ett samhälle med låg brottslighet går genom en genomtänkt« (party programme ↗)“The path to a society with low crime goes through a well-thought-out”
- prevention before repression»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Far too often repression and tougher measures are raised as solutions instead of addressing the problems seriously.”
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 promises that for every krona spent on more police officers, at least one krona shall go to preventive work, that recruitment into crime shall be stopped and that cooperation between police, student health services, social services and school shall increase.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto promises that for every krona spent on more police officers, at least one krona shall go to preventive work, that recruitment into crime shall be stopped and that cooperation between police, student health services, social services and school shall increase. The counter-proposal's demands for resources to municipalities' preventive social work, expanded parental support, stronger social services and school social workers is the same policy. The plan thus also addresses the preventive work the committee refers to.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar att för varje krona till fler poliser ska minst en krona gå till det förebyggande arbetet, att nyrekryteringen till kriminalitet ska stoppas och att samarbetet mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola ska öka. Motförslagets krav på resurser till kommunernas förebyggande sociala arbete, utökat föräldraskapsstöd, starkare socialtjänst och skolsocionomer är samma politik. Planen talar därmed också om det förebyggande arbete utskottet hänvisar till.
- krona for krona 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 officers, at least one krona shall be spent on preventive work.”
- stop recruitment»Ingen ung ska bli kriminell. Nyrekryteringen måste stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No young person shall become criminal. Recruitment must be stopped.”
- cooperation school and social services»Det behövs mer samarbete mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More cooperation is needed between police, student health services, social services and school.”
- strengthened social services»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthening social services is central to reaching young people in time.”
The election manifesto wants to make a major investment in preventive work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and ease secrecy between area police, school and social services so that no child falls through the cracks.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto wants to make a major investment in preventive work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and ease secrecy between area police, school and social services so that no child falls through the cracks. The party programme states that crime prevention is the foundation and happens through reduced marginalization. The counter-proposal's requirements for resources to municipalities and early interventions against gang recruitment is this commitment.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet vill storsatsa på det förebyggande arbetet i socioekonomiskt eftersatta områden och lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespolis, skola och socialtjänst så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna. Partiprogrammet slår fast att det brottsförebyggande arbetet är grunden och sker genom minskad marginalisering. Motförslagets krav på resurser till kommunerna och tidiga insatser mot gängrekrytering är detta åtagande.
- prevention in disadvantaged areasdecisive»storsatsa på det förebyggande arbetet i socioekonomiskt eftersatta områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“make a major investment in preventive work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.”
- coordination 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 area police officers, school, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no child falls through the cracks in preventive work.”
- prevention as foundation»Det brottsförebyggande arbetet är grunden för ett tryggt samhälle med låg kriminalitet.« (party programme ↗)“Crime prevention is the foundation for a safe society with low crime.”
- reduced marginalization»minska marginaliseringen och utsattheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“reduce marginalization and vulnerability in society.”
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 requires better measures that prevent recruitment into gangs and that preventive work shall begin early and permeate the entire society.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires better measures that prevent recruitment into gangs and that preventive work shall begin early and permeate the entire society. The counter-proposal's demand for resources to municipalities' preventive social work in disadvantaged areas, expanded parental support, measures against school absenteeism and swift interventions when children risk being recruited responds directly to this. The plan also wants to introduce national absenteeism statistics and strengthen student health.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver bättre insatser som förebygger nyrekrytering till gängen och att det förebyggande arbetet ska börja tidigt och genomsyra hela samhället. Motförslagets krav på resurser till kommunernas förebyggande sociala arbete i utsatta områden, utökat föräldraskapsstöd, åtgärder mot skolfrånvaro och snabba insatser när barn riskerar att rekryteras svarar direkt mot detta. Planen vill också införa nationell frånvarostatistik och stärka elevhälsan.
- prevent recruitment into 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 must not yield to gangs. To defeat them requires better measures that prevent recruitment, more resources for police, prosecutors, courts and prisons, and stricter penalties.”
- early preventive work»Det förebyggande arbetet måste börja tidigt och genomsyra hela samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preventive work must begin early and permeate the entire society.”
- national absenteeism statistics»För att öka möjligheterna att upptäcka hedersförtryck behöver vi införa den nationella frånvarostatistik för skolan som Centerpartiet har drivit på för.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To increase the possibilities of detecting honour-based oppression we need to introduce the national school absenteeism statistics that the Centre Party has been pushing for.”
- safe school and better student health»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats — fri från rasism, homofobi och trakasserier grundade på kön — där barn kan växa och utvecklas. En bättre elevhälsa är en förutsättning för det.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School shall be a safe place — free from racism, homophobia and harassment based on sex — where children can grow and develop. Better student health is a prerequisite for it.”
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 municipalities' crime prevention work is enshrined in law, that social services can make more family interventions mandatory and that vulnerable schools get social teams that deal with young people at risk.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that municipalities' crime prevention work is enshrined in law, that social services can make more family interventions mandatory and that vulnerable schools get social teams that deal with young people at risk. It also wants police and social services to always be able to exchange information and for schools to take immediate action on unauthorised absence. The counter-proposal's requirements for resources, expanded parental support, school social workers and early interventions against gang recruitment thus follow from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att kommunernas brottsförebyggande arbete lagstadgas, att socialtjänsten kan göra fler familjeinsatser obligatoriska och att utsatta skolor får sociala team som tar hand om unga på glid. Den vill också att polis och socialtjänst alltid kan utbyta information och att skolan direkt vidtar åtgärder vid ogiltig frånvaro. Motförslagets krav på resurser, utökat föräldraskapsstöd, skolsocionomer och tidiga insatser mot gängrekrytering följer därmed av planen.
- enshrined municipal responsibilitydecisive»Kommuners brottsförebyggande arbete ska lagstadgas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities' crime prevention work should be enshrined in law.”
- social teams in vulnerable schools»sociala team på utsatta skolor som kan komma tillrätta med unga på glid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“social teams in vulnerable schools that can deal with young people at risk”
- parental support in vulnerable areas»Vi vill se nationella hembesöksprogram från socialtjänsten för nyblivna förstagångsföräldrar i utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see national home visit programmes from social services for first-time parents in vulnerable areas”
- information exchange police–social services»Polis och socialtjänst ska som huvudregel alltid kunna utbyta information sinsemellan och ska oftare dela lokaler.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Police and social services should as a main rule always be able to exchange information and should more often share premises.”
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 wants to strengthen social initiatives and the social services' possibilities for compulsory measures against young people who commit crimes and establish a national social task force so that preventive work becomes more uniform, and make parental support mandatory in all municipalities.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto wants to strengthen social initiatives and the social services' possibilities for compulsory measures against young people who commit crimes and establish a national social task force so that preventive work becomes more uniform, and make parental support mandatory in all municipalities. The party programme makes prevention the most important weapon against crime and requires close cooperation between social services, police and school. The counter-proposal's requirements align with this.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet vill stärka sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder mot unga som begår brott och inrätta en nationell social insatsstyrka så att det förebyggande arbetet blir mer likvärdigt, samt göra föräldrastöd obligatoriskt i alla kommuner. Partiprogrammet gör förebyggande insatser till det viktigaste vapnet mot brott och kräver nära samverkan mellan socialtjänst, polis och skola. Motförslagets krav sammanfaller med detta.
- national social task forcedecisive»Inrätta en nationell social insatsstyrka, så det förebyggande arbetet stärks och blir mer lika i landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national social task force, so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more uniform across the country.”
- mandatory parental support»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.”
- prevention is most important»Det viktigaste sättet att bekämpa brottslighet är genom« (party programme ↗)“The most important way to combat crime is through”
- cooperation school social services police»Socialtjänsten, polisen och skolan har en stor uppgift i detta avseende« (party programme ↗)“Social services, police and schools have a major task in this regard”
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 over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and addiction treatment, as well as a national no-entry programme and removed confidentiality barriers between police and social services to quickly stop a criminal career in progress.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan promises over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and addiction treatment, as well as a national no-entry programme and removed confidentiality barriers between police and social services to quickly stop a criminal career in progress. It also wants to emphasize parental responsibility and invest particularly in vulnerable areas. The counter-proposal's demand for resources, expanded authority and immediate intervention in recruitment is the same line.
Original (Swedish)
Planen utlovar över 50 reformer för att stärka socialtjänst, skola och missbruksvård samt ett nationellt no entry-program och borttagna sekretesshinder mellan polis och socialtjänst för att snabbt stoppa en påbörjad kriminell karriär. Den vill också betona föräldraansvaret och satsa särskilt på utsatta områden. Motförslagets krav på resurser, utökade befogenheter och omedelbara insatser vid rekrytering är samma linje.
- no-entry programme against recruitmentdecisive»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 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 social services and schools»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 ↗)“The Moderate Party therefore wants to implement the largest crime prevention reform package in modern times. It is about over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and addiction treatment.”
- strengthened parental responsibility»Betona och förstärka föräldraansvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Emphasize and strengthen parental responsibility”
- interventions in vulnerable areas»Genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Implement a special sports lift for vulnerable areas”
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 wants to give social services, schools, and the judiciary the opportunity to intervene with stronger measures at an early stage and implement many of the measures tested in Denmark against gangs, of which youth crime committees are an example.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto wants to give social services, schools, and the judiciary the opportunity to intervene with stronger measures at an early stage and implement many of the measures tested in Denmark against gangs, of which youth crime committees are an example. The counter-proposal's demands for resources for preventive social work, expanded parental support, expanded powers for social services, and immediate measures at recruitment thus respond to the plan's own commitments. The plan also explicitly places higher demands on parents.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet vill ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede och genomföra många av de åtgärder som prövats i Danmark mot gängen, vilket ungdomskriminalitetsnämnder är ett exempel på. Motförslagets krav på resurser till förebyggande socialt arbete, utökat föräldraskapsstöd, utökade befogenheter för socialtjänsten och omedelbara insatser vid rekrytering svarar därmed mot planens egna åtaganden. Planen ställer också uttryckligen högre krav på föräldrarna.
- early interventiondecisive»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, schools, and the judiciary the opportunity to intervene with stronger measures at an early stage”
- Danish measures against gangs»Många åtgärder som prövats i Danmark ska genomföras för att bekämpa gängen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many measures tested in Denmark shall be implemented to combat gangs.”
- preventive social services»Att socialtjänstens förebyggande insatser ska öka för att tidigt fånga upp ungdomar på glid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services' preventive efforts should increase to catch young people early who are at risk”
- demands on parents»Betydligt högre förväntningar måste också ställas på föräldrar och allmänhet att bli en del av samhället och stoppa gängens framväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly higher expectations must also be placed on parents and the public to become part of society and stop the growth of gangs.”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:SoU19)
- Committee report full text (HC01SoU19)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2024/25:1021 — Nolltolerans mot barnsoldater i Sverige av Kerstin Lundgren (C)
- Motion 2024/25:1078 — Uppföljning av riskbedömningar i vårdnadsmål och utvärdering av barnkonventionens införande av Marléne Lund Kopparklint (M)
- Motion 2024/25:1110 — Barns rättigheter vid familjehemsplaceringar av Marléne Lund Kopparklint (M)
- Motion 2024/25:1140 — Ersättning till barn som farit illa av Marléne Lund Kopparklint (M)
- Motion 2024/25:1296 — Återförening mellan barn och föräldrar som förlorat kontakten efter vårdnadstvister av Runar Filper och Angelica Lundberg (båda SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1361 — En stark och kvalitativ Sis-vård i hela landet av Mona Olin m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1366 — Socialtjänsten av Carina Ståhl Herrstedt m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1389 — Familjerätt av Mikael Eskilandersson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1413 — Krafttag mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck av Sara Gille m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1495 — Befogenheter för SOS Alarm vid nödsituationer av Marléne Lund Kopparklint (M)
- Motion 2024/25:1671 — Nationell handlingsplan mot barnfattigdom av Aida Birinxhiku och Sofia Skönnbrink (båda S)
- Motion 2024/25:1834 — Obligatorisk BVC av Jennie Wernäng m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2024/25:1905 — En starkare folkhälsa av Karin Rågsjö m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2024/25:197 — Ofrivilligt faderskap av Nima Gholam Ali Pour (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:2059 — Stärkt kamp mot sexuellt utnyttjande av barn av Niels Paarup-Petersen (C)
- Motion 2024/25:2062 — Hederskultur ska aldrig accepteras av Ann-Sofie Alm (M)
- Motion 2024/25:2172 — Stärkt vård och behandling för unga av Eva Lindh m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:2185 — Barnförsäkring av Amalia Rud Stenlöf och Gunilla Carlsson (båda S)
- Motion 2024/25:2196 — Placeringar på Sis av Johanna Rantsi och Sten Bergheden (båda M)
- Motion 2024/25:2198 — Nationellt register för behandlings- och familjehem av Johanna Rantsi (M)
Source: The Swedish Parliament