Child pornography crimes

The plan requires action against sexual abuse of children and that the justice system works so that those who commit the crimes are convicted. A requirement that makes the criminal protection dependent on the child's pubertal development weakens exactly that protection, and a review thus aligns with the plan's direction. The plan does not mention the requirement, so the conclusion is derived from child rights and violence commitments.

• action against sexual abuse of childrendecisive»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 oppression and sexual abuse of women, children and LGBTQI persons.”
• functioning justice system»Det är viktigt att rättssystemet fungerar, att kvinnors erfarenheter tas på allvar och att de som begår brott döms.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is important that the justice system works, that women's experiences are taken seriously and that those who commit crimes are convicted.”
• stronger rights for children»Utvecklingen mot starkare rättigheter för barn är en av de progressiva« (party programme ↗)“Development towards stronger rights for children is one of the progressive”
• protection against crime»Ingen människa ska behöva utsättas för brott.« (party programme ↗)“No person should be subjected to crime.”

The plan requires measures against sexual offences and vigorous combat of violence against children, and that sentences are proportionate to the seriousness of the offences. An investigation into the puberty development requirement aims to close a gap in the criminal law protection of children and is therefore in line with the plan's direction. However, the plan does not address the design of the requirement.

• protection of children against abusedecisive»Kraftfullt bekämpande av våld mot barn och stöd till barn som bevittnar våld.« (party programme ↗)“Vigorous combat of violence against children and support for children who witness violence.”
• measures against sexual offences»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures to stop honour-related violence, sexual offences and men's violence against women.”
• proportionate sentences»Straff i paritet med brottens allvar.« (party programme ↗)“Sentences proportionate to the seriousness of offences.”

The plan makes the best interests of the child decisive in all decisions concerning children and requires that sexual crimes and other serious crimes against individuals are taken seriously and prosecuted. To investigate the puberty development requirement aims to strengthen the criminal law protection of children and therefore follows from the plan's child rights commitment. The plan simultaneously requires that new legislation is carefully scrutinised on legal certainty grounds, which an investigation provides for.

• best interests of the child decisivedecisive»Barnkonventionen är svensk lag och barnets bästa« (party programme ↗)“The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is Swedish law and the best interests of the child”
• victim at centre»Alla brottsoffer ska mötas med respekt« (party programme ↗)“All crime victims should be met with respect”
• legally certain legislative scrutiny»Vi vill säkerställa att all ny lagstiftning« (party programme ↗)“We want to ensure that all new legislation”

The election manifesto demands action against violence to children and raised sentences for sexual crimes, and the party programme establishes unconditional protection for children against violence and degradation. An investigation of the development requirement in the offence aims to close a gap in criminal law protection for children and thus aligns with the commitment. The plan does not however address the offence's requirement.

• action against violence to childrendecisive»Sverige behöver fler poliser, hårdare straff och bättre förebyggande insatser — med krafttag mot såväl gängbrottslighet, våld mot barn och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs more police, harder sentences and better preventive measures — with action against both gang crime, violence to children and men's violence against women.”
• toughened sentences for sexual crimes»Vi vill höja straffen för sexualbrott, grov fridskränkning och grov kvinnofridskränkning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to raise sentences for sexual crimes, serious assault and serious violation of a woman's integrity.”
• unconditional protection for children»villkorslöst skydd mot våld och förnedring inom och utom hemmet« (party programme ↗)“unconditional protection against violence and degradation within and outside the home”

The party programme establishes that sexual offence legislation shall be based on the crime victim's right to sexual integrity and that sexual crimes against children shall not be subject to statute of limitations, and the election manifesto wants to see increased action against sexual violence with higher sentences. A review of the puberty development requirement aims to close a gap in criminal law protection for children and therefore aligns with the plan's direction. The plan does not however mention the requirement, so the position is derived.

• crime victim's sexual integritydecisive»Sexualbrottslagstiftningen måste utgå från brottsoffrets rätt till sexuell integritet.« (party programme ↗)“Sexual offence legislation must be based on the crime victim's right to sexual integrity.”
• strong protection for children»För sexualbrott mot barn ska det inte finnas någon preskriptionstid.« (party programme ↗)“For sexual crimes against children there shall be no statute of limitations.”
• increased sentences for sexual crimes»Vi vill se en ökad handlingskraft mot sexuellt våld och våld mot kvinnor genom bland annat högre straff för sexualbrott och ett bättre skydd och stöd för offren.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see increased action against sexual violence and violence against women through, among other things, higher sentences for sexual crimes and better protection and support for victims.”

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 requires severely tightened sentences for sexual crimes and life imprisonment for serious rape of a child, which shows that the plan consistently wants to strengthen the criminal law protection of children. A review of the puberty development requirement aims at precisely this. The plan moreover requires that all crimes are prosecuted without exception and that society sides with the crime victim, with the child's best interests as a guiding principle in decisions concerning children.

• tightened protection against sexual crimes against childrendecisive»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 ↗)“Tighten sentences for sexual crimes severely. 25 years imprisonment for serious rape, chemical castration as a condition for conditional release and life imprisonment for serious rape of a child.”
• crime-victim perspective»Samhället ska ställa sig på brottsoffrets sida.« (party programme ↗)“Society shall side with the crime victim.”
• all crimes shall be prosecuted»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception prosecuted”
• child's best interests guiding»vara styrande i all familjepolitik och vid alla beslut som rör barn.« (party programme ↗)“be guiding in all family policy and in all decisions concerning children.”

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 wants to tighten penalties for sexual crimes and write a new criminal code that shifts focus from the perpetrator to the crime victim. A requirement that makes it harder to reach a conviction for sexual abuse material involving children stands in the way of that commitment, and to investigate and address it thus aligns with the plan. The plan does not however explicitly address the puberty development requirement.

• tightened penalties for sexual crimesdecisive»Skärpa straffen för vålds- och sexualbrott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten penalties for violence and sexual crimes”
• victim-focused criminal code»Införa en ny brottsbalk för att skifta fokus från gärningsmannen till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a new criminal code to shift focus from the perpetrator to crime victims”
• victim perspective»Brottsoffrens perspektiv är viktigt i kriminalpolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“The victim's perspective is important in criminal policy.”
• more sexual crimes prosecuted»Inrätta särskilda utredningsgrupper för sexualbrott och våld i nära relation samt en särskild klanbrottsenhet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish special investigation groups for sexual crimes and violence in close relationships as well as a special gang crime unit”

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 significantly toughened sentences for sexual offences and zero tolerance where even less serious offences are investigated and prosecuted, and states that crime victims' interests in all cases prevail over perpetrators'. A legal requirement that limits the criminal law protection for children stands in conflict with that line, which is why a review aligns with the plan's direction. The requirement itself is not mentioned, so the conclusion is derived.

• tightened criminal law for sexual offencesdecisive»Kraftigt skärpa straffen för sexualbrott och utvisa utländska våldtäktsmän på livstid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly tighten sentences for sexual offences and deport foreign rapists for life”
• the victim before the perpetrator»Brottsoffers och potentiella brottsoffers intressen måste i alla lägen sättas framför brottslingars intressen.« (party programme ↗)“Crime victims' and potential crime victims' interests must in all cases be placed before perpetrators' interests.”
• zero tolerance for crime»Införa nolltolerans mot brott så att även mindre allvarliga brott utreds och lagförs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce zero tolerance for crime so that even less serious offences are investigated and prosecuted”

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.