Ungdomsbrottslighet under omförhandling - Ett rättsanalytiskt arbete om synen på unga lagöverträdare i Sverige och i Danmark
(2021) LAGF03 20212Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract
- The penalty discount for young offenders in chapter 29, 7 § of The Swedish Penal Code, which prescribes that the youth of the accused should be given particular consideration when determining the penalty, has endured debate for a long period of time. On the 13th of December 2017 an inquiry was summoned by the Swedish Government to propose how the penalty discount regarding young offenders between the ages 18-21 could be abolished. In 2019, the proposal also became one of the 34 measures to combat gang crime in the 34-point programme presented by the Swedish Government. The criminal policy debate often includes expressions of dissatisfaction with the Swedish criminal justice system, which is considered too mild. In this context there is a... (More)
- The penalty discount for young offenders in chapter 29, 7 § of The Swedish Penal Code, which prescribes that the youth of the accused should be given particular consideration when determining the penalty, has endured debate for a long period of time. On the 13th of December 2017 an inquiry was summoned by the Swedish Government to propose how the penalty discount regarding young offenders between the ages 18-21 could be abolished. In 2019, the proposal also became one of the 34 measures to combat gang crime in the 34-point programme presented by the Swedish Government. The criminal policy debate often includes expressions of dissatisfaction with the Swedish criminal justice system, which is considered too mild. In this context there is a certain tendency to compare Swedish criminal law with Danish criminal law. On the 17th of November 2021 the Swedish Parliament approved the Government’s proposal, which means that the penalty discount will be abolished for young adults who commit serious offences.
The main purpose of this thesis is to investigate and analyze the legal regulation regarding young offenders in Sweden and in Denmark, to identify similarities and differences between the legal systems and to investigate the underlying motives to each regulation. Furthermore, the purpose is to investigate why the Swedish Government has chosen to deviate from previous motives and reform the regulation for young offenders.
A prominent difference between the two countries is that Denmark does not give offenders in the age category 18–21 any leniency. However, the special treatment of young offenders that exists in each legal system is similarly justified by prevention, proportionality and humanity. Despite the fact that juvenile delinquency is statistically declining and that the proposal to repeal the penalty discount is not supported by any scientific research, the proposal has had a major impact which appears to be related to the development of crime. As lethal violence with the use of firearms have increased, the view on young offenders and their criminal roles seems to have changed as well as the political attitudes. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Ungdomsreduktionen i 29 kap. 7 § BrB som förskriver att den tilltalades ungdom ska beaktas särskilt vid straffmätningen har under en längre period fått utstå debatt. Den 13 december 2017 tillkallades en särskild utredning av regeringen, för att föreslå ett slopande av ungdomsreduktionen för lagöverträdare mellan 18–21 år. Förslaget blev 2019 även en av de 34 åtgärderna mot gängkriminalitet i regeringens 34-punktsprogram. I den kriminalpolitiska debatten uttrycks inte sällan missnöje över det svenska straffrättssystemet som anses vara alltför milt och det föreligger i dessa sammanhang en viss tendens att jämföra den svenska straffrätten med den danska. Den 17 november 2021 biföll riksdagen regeringens förslag, vilket medför att... (More)
- Ungdomsreduktionen i 29 kap. 7 § BrB som förskriver att den tilltalades ungdom ska beaktas särskilt vid straffmätningen har under en längre period fått utstå debatt. Den 13 december 2017 tillkallades en särskild utredning av regeringen, för att föreslå ett slopande av ungdomsreduktionen för lagöverträdare mellan 18–21 år. Förslaget blev 2019 även en av de 34 åtgärderna mot gängkriminalitet i regeringens 34-punktsprogram. I den kriminalpolitiska debatten uttrycks inte sällan missnöje över det svenska straffrättssystemet som anses vara alltför milt och det föreligger i dessa sammanhang en viss tendens att jämföra den svenska straffrätten med den danska. Den 17 november 2021 biföll riksdagen regeringens förslag, vilket medför att ungdomsreduktionen slopas för lagöverträdare mellan 18–21 år vid allvarlig brottslighet.
Uppsatsen har som huvudsakligt syfte att utreda och analysera den rättsliga regleringen avseende unga lagöverträdare i Sverige och i Danmark, för att identifiera likheter och skillnader mellan rättssystemen samt för att utreda vilka skäl som ligger bakom respektive reglering. Detta görs för att vidare undersöka varför regeringen i Sverige har valt att avvika från tidigare argument och reformera regleringen för unga lagöverträdare.
En framträdande skillnad är att Danmark inte ger lagöverträdare i ålderskategorin 18–21 någon strafflättnad, däremot motiveras den särbehandling som finns i respektive rättssystem på liknande sätt av prevention, proportionalitet och humanitet. Trots att ungdomsbrottsligheten statistiskt sett minskar och förslaget att avskaffa ungdomsreduktionen inte stödjs av forskningen har förslaget fått genomslag, vilket förefaller sammanhänga med brottsutvecklingen. I takt med ökningen av det dödliga skjutvapenvåldet tycks synen på ungdomars brottslighet samt deras roller ha förändrats och de politiska attityderna likaså. (Less)
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- author
- Anghelina, Isabelle LU
- supervisor
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- Per Nilsén LU
- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20212
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- straffrätt, criminal law, unga lagöverträdare, straffrabatt, ungdomsreduktion, komparativ rätt
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9070095
- date added to LUP
- 2022-02-15 11:28:44
- date last changed
- 2022-02-15 11:28:44
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The main purpose of this thesis is to investigate and analyze the legal regulation regarding young offenders in Sweden and in Denmark, to identify similarities and differences between the legal systems and to investigate the underlying motives to each regulation. Furthermore, the purpose is to investigate why the Swedish Government has chosen to deviate from previous motives and reform the regulation for young offenders.
A prominent difference between the two countries is that Denmark does not give offenders in the age category 18–21 any leniency. However, the special treatment of young offenders that exists in each legal system is similarly justified by prevention, proportionality and humanity. Despite the fact that juvenile delinquency is statistically declining and that the proposal to repeal the penalty discount is not supported by any scientific research, the proposal has had a major impact which appears to be related to the development of crime. As lethal violence with the use of firearms have increased, the view on young offenders and their criminal roles seems to have changed as well as the political attitudes.}},
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