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Att utsätta särskilda områden - en kriminologisk undersökning av Blåljusutredningen

Román, Sonja LU (2018) LAGF03 20181
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
Blåljusutredningen was appointed with the aim to strengthen the criminal law protection of the police, ambulance, rescue service and other professions related to public service. The background was the occurrence of violence against the police in Swedish socio-economically weakened suburbs. In addition, Blåljusutredningen was affected by the medial news coverage of how staff on emergency hospitals received threats in connection to gang related shootings during the summer of 2017. In January 2018, the investigation presented proposals for new legislation including a new crime called blåljussabotage.
This thesis is based on critical criminological theory and has been aiming to examine the portrayals of Swedish multicultural suburbs made in... (More)
Blåljusutredningen was appointed with the aim to strengthen the criminal law protection of the police, ambulance, rescue service and other professions related to public service. The background was the occurrence of violence against the police in Swedish socio-economically weakened suburbs. In addition, Blåljusutredningen was affected by the medial news coverage of how staff on emergency hospitals received threats in connection to gang related shootings during the summer of 2017. In January 2018, the investigation presented proposals for new legislation including a new crime called blåljussabotage.
This thesis is based on critical criminological theory and has been aiming to examine the portrayals of Swedish multicultural suburbs made in Blåljusutredningen. An important influence has been the sociological study Policing the Crisis from 1978 describing how British society and media treated the occurrence of muggings. Further more relevant sociological and criminological studies have been used for the analysis, one of them being incorporated by Blåljusutredningen itself. This common ground between the theoretical basis of the thesis and research behind Blåljusutredningen led to interesting angles for discussion.
The first conclusion is that the portrayal of suburbs differs between the various sources. Dominating views are nevertheless the suburb as being a dangerous place and a threat to operating professions within the area. This view is also reflected by the Blåljusutredningen’s assessment of future changes within criminal law.
The exaggerated level of threat reported in media has also a great impact even though the image was demented by debriefed sources. The final conclusion is that despite the structural reasoning on the root cause of crime, repressive measures is ultimately being prioritized. Given the theoretical assumption of criminal law being formally structured but unequally practiced, the suggestions of increased repressions would enhance the stigmatizing and systemic violence against marginalized communities. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Blåljusutredningen tillsattes med syftet att stärka det straffrättsliga skyddet för blåljuspersonal och andra samhällsnyttiga funktioner. Bakgrunden var förekomsten av stenkastning och våld mot blåljuspersonal (polis, ambulans och räddningstjänst) under uttryckningar, ett fenomen som är mest uttalat i socioekonomiskt svagare förorter. Dessutom påverkades utredningen av medias rapporteringar av hur akutsjukhus utsattes för hot under sommaren 2017 i samband med gängskjutningar.
I januari 2018 lämnade utredningen fram förslag på skärpt lagstiftning, bland annat i form av ett nytt brott vid namn blåljussabotage.
Denna uppsats utgår från kritisk kriminologisk teori och har haft syftet att granska de problembeskrivningar av förorten som... (More)
Blåljusutredningen tillsattes med syftet att stärka det straffrättsliga skyddet för blåljuspersonal och andra samhällsnyttiga funktioner. Bakgrunden var förekomsten av stenkastning och våld mot blåljuspersonal (polis, ambulans och räddningstjänst) under uttryckningar, ett fenomen som är mest uttalat i socioekonomiskt svagare förorter. Dessutom påverkades utredningen av medias rapporteringar av hur akutsjukhus utsattes för hot under sommaren 2017 i samband med gängskjutningar.
I januari 2018 lämnade utredningen fram förslag på skärpt lagstiftning, bland annat i form av ett nytt brott vid namn blåljussabotage.
Denna uppsats utgår från kritisk kriminologisk teori och har haft syftet att granska de problembeskrivningar av förorten som Blåljusutredningen innehåller. En viktig influens till arbetet har varit den sociologiska studien Policing the Crisis från 1978 som undersöker fixeringen av överfallsrån (’muggings’) i dåvarande brittisk media och samhällsdebatt. Utöver detta har annan för området relevant sociologisk och kriminologisk litteratur använts, varav en sådan källa har använts även av Blåljusutredningen. Denna överlappning av uppsatsens och Blåljusutredningens stöd i samma forskning har lett till intressanta vinklar för analys.
En första slutsats är att problembeskrivningarna skiljer sig åt mellan Blåljusutredningens olika källor. Dominerande är den bild av förorten som en hotfull och farlig plats att arbeta på, en beskrivning som återkommer i utredningens bedömning av situationen. Härutöver ses medias rapporteringar om läget på akutsjukhus som bekräftade, något som går emot de källor som hörts.
Ytterligare en slutsats är att trots inkluderad forskning med strukturella resonemang om roten till kriminalitet så väger i slutändan argument för repressiva åtgärder över. Mot bakgrund av uppsatsens grundantagande, om den formella straffrättens ojämlika praktik, presumeras Blåljusutredningens förslag bidra till ökad stigmatisering och ytterligare systemiskt våld mot redan marginaliserade bostadsområden. (Less)
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author
Román, Sonja LU
supervisor
organization
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LAGF03 20181
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Straffrätt, kritisk kriminologi, kriminologi, Blåljusutredningen
language
Swedish
id
8941527
date added to LUP
2018-07-15 13:36:53
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2018-07-15 13:36:53
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  abstract     = {{Blåljusutredningen was appointed with the aim to strengthen the criminal law protection of the police, ambulance, rescue service and other professions related to public service. The background was the occurrence of violence against the police in Swedish socio-economically weakened suburbs. In addition, Blåljusutredningen was affected by the medial news coverage of how staff on emergency hospitals received threats in connection to gang related shootings during the summer of 2017. In January 2018, the investigation presented proposals for new legislation including a new crime called blåljussabotage. 
This thesis is based on critical criminological theory and has been aiming to examine the portrayals of Swedish multicultural suburbs made in Blåljusutredningen. An important influence has been the sociological study Policing the Crisis from 1978 describing how British society and media treated the occurrence of muggings. Further more relevant sociological and criminological studies have been used for the analysis, one of them being incorporated by Blåljusutredningen itself. This common ground between the theoretical basis of the thesis and research behind Blåljusutredningen led to interesting angles for discussion. 
The first conclusion is that the portrayal of suburbs differs between the various sources. Dominating views are nevertheless the suburb as being a dangerous place and a threat to operating professions within the area. This view is also reflected by the Blåljusutredningen’s assessment of future changes within criminal law. 
The exaggerated level of threat reported in media has also a great impact even though the image was demented by debriefed sources. The final conclusion is that despite the structural reasoning on the root cause of crime, repressive measures is ultimately being prioritized. Given the theoretical assumption of criminal law being formally structured but unequally practiced, the suggestions of increased repressions would enhance the stigmatizing and systemic violence against marginalized communities.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Att utsätta särskilda områden - en kriminologisk undersökning av Blåljusutredningen}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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