Villkorlig frigivning - En komparativ analys av svensk och norsk rätt
(2018) LAGF03 20182Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract
- The laws regarding parole in Sweden consists of mandatory release of a prisoner once two-thirds of their prison sentence has been served. It is only the behavior of the prisoner while in prison that can cause the parole to be declined and delayed. A majority of the Parliament parties in Sweden wants to change or remove the system of parole as it is today. It is mostly the question of whether or not the risk of relapse into crime should constitute as a reason of declining and delaying parole; that has been discussed. To investigate the question a public inquiry was set up, but the result was that the risk of relapse into crime should not constitute as a reason to decline and delay parole. The reason for the public inquiry’s approach was... (More)
- The laws regarding parole in Sweden consists of mandatory release of a prisoner once two-thirds of their prison sentence has been served. It is only the behavior of the prisoner while in prison that can cause the parole to be declined and delayed. A majority of the Parliament parties in Sweden wants to change or remove the system of parole as it is today. It is mostly the question of whether or not the risk of relapse into crime should constitute as a reason of declining and delaying parole; that has been discussed. To investigate the question a public inquiry was set up, but the result was that the risk of relapse into crime should not constitute as a reason to decline and delay parole. The reason for the public inquiry’s approach was that such a change in the law would contradict the principles of proportionality and equality. The discontent with the Swedish system of parole remains despite the inquiry result.
Laws regarding parole are also found in Norway. Unlike the law in Sweden the parole does not constitute mandatory release. Instead parole may be relevant if it is not deemed unsuitable after a total evaluation of the prisoner’s situation before, during and after their prison sentence.
In this essay I chose to examine both the Swedish and the Norwegian law system of parole to find out if the Norwegian system offers any solution to the discontent experienced with the Swedish system.
The essay resulted in the conclusion that there are pros and cons with both countries system of parole. While the Norwegian system assesses the prisoner’s whole situation, the Swedish system only assesses the prisoner’s behavior during the prison sentence. By doing so the Swedish system overlooks a lot of aspects that may be relevant to how a prisoner would cope with a life on parole. At the same time the Swedish system of parole is more foreseeable and is more aligned with the principle of equality. The Norwegian system of parole does not in itself constitute a reason to change the laws of parole in Sweden, but it can be used as an argument for the need to review the laws with a broader perspective than before. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Sverige har idag ett system med en mycket stark presumtion för villkorlig frigivning efter två tredjedelar av avtjänat fängelsestraff. Enbart den intagnes skötsamhet under sin anstaltsvistelse kan läggas till grund för att den villkorliga frigivningen ska kunna skjutas upp. En majoritet av de svenska riksdagspartierna vill ändra eller avveckla systemet med villkorlig frigivning så som det ser ut idag. En fråga som varit uppe mycket för diskussion är frågan om risk för återfall i brottslighet bör kunna utgöra skäl för att neka och skjuta upp villkorlig frigivning eller ej. En utredning, Frigivningsutredningen, tillsattes för att reda ut frågan men resultatet blev att risk för återfall i brottslighet inte bör utgöra skäl mot villkorlig... (More)
- Sverige har idag ett system med en mycket stark presumtion för villkorlig frigivning efter två tredjedelar av avtjänat fängelsestraff. Enbart den intagnes skötsamhet under sin anstaltsvistelse kan läggas till grund för att den villkorliga frigivningen ska kunna skjutas upp. En majoritet av de svenska riksdagspartierna vill ändra eller avveckla systemet med villkorlig frigivning så som det ser ut idag. En fråga som varit uppe mycket för diskussion är frågan om risk för återfall i brottslighet bör kunna utgöra skäl för att neka och skjuta upp villkorlig frigivning eller ej. En utredning, Frigivningsutredningen, tillsattes för att reda ut frågan men resultatet blev att risk för återfall i brottslighet inte bör utgöra skäl mot villkorlig frigivning. En anledning till detta var, enlig utredaren, att en sådan ordning skulle stå i strid med vissa av de grundläggande straffrättsliga principerna såsom proportionalitetsprincipen och likhetsprincipen. Missnöjet med det svenska systemet med villkorlig frigivning kvarstår trots utredningens resultat.
I Norge återfinner man också regler om villkorlig frigivning. Till skillnad från i Sverige är den villkorliga frigivningen inte obligatorisk utan kan ske efter en total utvärdering av huruvida villkorlig frigivning är lämpligt eller ej. I denna totala utvärdering, kallad olämplighetsbedömning i detta arbete, ska samtliga relevanta omständigheter i den intagnes liv, före, under och efter anstaltsvistelsen läggas till grund.
I denna uppsats har jag valt att undersöka både den svenska och den norska modellen för att utreda om den norska modellen erbjuder någon lösning på de, i Sverige uttryckta, problemen med den svenska modellen.
I utredningen av gällande rätt i de båda länderna har både för- och nackdelar med båda regleringarna framkommit. Den norska regleringen ser till en intagens hela situation och den svenska ser bara på den intagnes skötsamhet under anstaltsvistelsen. På så vis missar den svenska regleringen många av de aspekter som kan vara relevanta för hur en intagen skulle klarat ett liv som villkorligt frigiven. Samtidigt är den svenska regleringen mer förutsebar och kan lättare tillämpas i enlighet med likhetsprincipen. Den norska regleringen i sig utgör således inte skäl att ändra de svenska reglerna om villkorlig frigivning men det kan framföras som ett argument för att de svenska reglerna bör ses över ur ett bredare perspektiv än tidigare. (Less)
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- author
- Lindqvist, Sandra LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20182
- year
- 2018
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- straffrätt, villkorlig frigivning, komparativ rätt
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8964659
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- 2019-03-10 13:52:06
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Laws regarding parole are also found in Norway. Unlike the law in Sweden the parole does not constitute mandatory release. Instead parole may be relevant if it is not deemed unsuitable after a total evaluation of the prisoner’s situation before, during and after their prison sentence.
In this essay I chose to examine both the Swedish and the Norwegian law system of parole to find out if the Norwegian system offers any solution to the discontent experienced with the Swedish system.
The essay resulted in the conclusion that there are pros and cons with both countries system of parole. While the Norwegian system assesses the prisoner’s whole situation, the Swedish system only assesses the prisoner’s behavior during the prison sentence. By doing so the Swedish system overlooks a lot of aspects that may be relevant to how a prisoner would cope with a life on parole. At the same time the Swedish system of parole is more foreseeable and is more aligned with the principle of equality. The Norwegian system of parole does not in itself constitute a reason to change the laws of parole in Sweden, but it can be used as an argument for the need to review the laws with a broader perspective than before.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Villkorlig frigivning - En komparativ analys av svensk och norsk rätt}},
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