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RICO-schera brottsligheten - En svensk kriminalisering av amerikansk modell

Grandin, Emil LU (2024) LAGF03 20242
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
Todays society is shaken by a crimwave of violence that is unprecedented in Swedish history. Shooting, exploions, and fatal violence within the crinimal environment have increased significantly in recent years. Criminal law regarding gang related crimes have risen to the top of the political agenda. Several proposals presented in the public debate are characterized by a more aggressive approach to law enforcement. In the discourse on tougher measures against crime are Swedish criminal policy heavily affected by American influences.
In the US a so called mafia law was introduced to counter organized crime and an escalating rise of violence. The federal law was know as the RICO Act. This essay will focus on clarifying how the law is... (More)
Todays society is shaken by a crimwave of violence that is unprecedented in Swedish history. Shooting, exploions, and fatal violence within the crinimal environment have increased significantly in recent years. Criminal law regarding gang related crimes have risen to the top of the political agenda. Several proposals presented in the public debate are characterized by a more aggressive approach to law enforcement. In the discourse on tougher measures against crime are Swedish criminal policy heavily affected by American influences.
In the US a so called mafia law was introduced to counter organized crime and an escalating rise of violence. The federal law was know as the RICO Act. This essay will focus on clarifying how the law is constructed and its effects. The aim is to increas the understanding in the event of a potential Swedish criminalization based upon this American model.
The introduction of a Swedish so called mafia law, orginating of the RICO model, has not been presented as a legislative proposal. It remains so far as a criminal-policy concept. Consequently there have been no propositions or public inquiries on the matter. However, due to the criminal policy success in the US in combating organized crime, are there an intreset in exploring the RICO reform. The law enables the imposition of collective punishment for an entire organization or group of individuals in the event of a repeated pattern of criminal activity. The main purpose of the law was to provide law enforcment agencies with a powerful tool to target key figures behind criminal organizations. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Samhället idag skakas av en våldsvåg vilket saknar motstycke i svensk historia. Skjutningar, sprängningar och dödligt våld inom den kriminella miljön har ökat kraftigt de senaste åren. Straffrättsliga åtgärder för att få bukt med gängbrottsligheten har följaktligen hamnat högt upp på den politiska agendan. Flera förslag som läggs fram i den offentliga debatten präglas av en mer offensiv brottsbekämpning. I diskursen om hårdare tag mot brottsligheten påverkas den svenska kriminalpolitiken i hög grad av amerikanska influenser.
I USA instiftades en så kallad maffialag för att motverka den organiserade brottsligheten och en ökande våldsspiral. Den federala lagen gick under benämningen the RICO Act. Uppsatsen kommer fokusera på att bringa... (More)
Samhället idag skakas av en våldsvåg vilket saknar motstycke i svensk historia. Skjutningar, sprängningar och dödligt våld inom den kriminella miljön har ökat kraftigt de senaste åren. Straffrättsliga åtgärder för att få bukt med gängbrottsligheten har följaktligen hamnat högt upp på den politiska agendan. Flera förslag som läggs fram i den offentliga debatten präglas av en mer offensiv brottsbekämpning. I diskursen om hårdare tag mot brottsligheten påverkas den svenska kriminalpolitiken i hög grad av amerikanska influenser.
I USA instiftades en så kallad maffialag för att motverka den organiserade brottsligheten och en ökande våldsspiral. Den federala lagen gick under benämningen the RICO Act. Uppsatsen kommer fokusera på att bringa klarhet i hur lagen är konstruerad och dess verkan. Detta i syfte för att öka förståelsen vid en eventuellt svensk kriminalisering utifrån denna amerikanska modell.
Att införa en svensk så kallad maffialag mot bakgrund av RICO har inte lagts fram som ett konkret lagförslag. Det är än så länge enbart ett kriminal-politiskt sådant. Följaktligen har det inte förekommit några propositioner eller offentliga utredningar. Med anledning av den kriminalpolitiska framgången i USA i bekämpningen av organiserad brottslighet finns det ändå ett intresse att utforska RICO-reformen. Lagen möjliggör att mot en hel organisation eller grupp av individer utdöma kollektivt straffansvar vid ett upprepat mönster av kriminell verksamhet. Huvudsyftet med lagen var att ge brottsbekämpande myndigheter ett kraftfullt verktyg för att komma åt ledande gestalter bakom kriminella organisationer. (Less)
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author
Grandin, Emil LU
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LAGF03 20242
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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Straffrätt, RICO, kriminalisering av kriminell organisation
language
Swedish
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9180339
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2025-03-20 14:00:02
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2025-03-20 14:00:02
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In the US a so called mafia law was introduced to counter organized crime and an escalating rise of violence. The federal law was know as the RICO Act. This essay will focus on clarifying how the law is constructed and its effects. The aim is to increas the understanding in the event of a potential Swedish criminalization based upon this American model. 
The introduction of a Swedish so called mafia law, orginating of the RICO model, has not been presented as a legislative proposal. It remains so far as a criminal-policy concept. Consequently there have been no propositions or public inquiries on the matter. However, due to the criminal policy success in the US in combating organized crime, are there an intreset in exploring the RICO reform. The law enables the imposition of collective punishment for an entire organization or group of individuals in the event of a repeated pattern of criminal activity. The main purpose of the law was to provide law enforcment agencies with a powerful tool to target key figures behind criminal organizations.}},
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  title        = {{RICO-schera brottsligheten - En svensk kriminalisering av amerikansk modell}},
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