Ungdomsfängelse - symbol för en offensiv kriminalpolitik? En diskursanalys av de kriminalpolitiska trenderna med utredningen om ungdomsfängelser som exempel
(2023) JURM02 20232Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- I november 2021 beslutade den dåvarande regeringen att tillsätta en utredning för att göra en översyn av regleringen om frihetsberövande påföljder för unga. I augusti 2023 publicerades utredningen som ställer sig positiv införandet av s.k. ungdomsfängelser. Den frihetsberövande påföljd som i nuläget finns för unga lagöverträdare (15–17 år), utöver fängelse, är sluten ungdomsvård (och stadgas i 32 kap. 5 § BrB). Till sluten ungdomsvård döms idag unga lagöverträdare för allvarlig brottslighet där endast en frihetsberövande påföljd kan anses vara tillräckligt ingripande.
Utredningen om ungdomsfängelser uttrycker behovet av en förändring i påföljdssystemet för unga lagöverträdare. En förändrad brottsbild, med ökning av skjutvapenvåld inom... (More) - I november 2021 beslutade den dåvarande regeringen att tillsätta en utredning för att göra en översyn av regleringen om frihetsberövande påföljder för unga. I augusti 2023 publicerades utredningen som ställer sig positiv införandet av s.k. ungdomsfängelser. Den frihetsberövande påföljd som i nuläget finns för unga lagöverträdare (15–17 år), utöver fängelse, är sluten ungdomsvård (och stadgas i 32 kap. 5 § BrB). Till sluten ungdomsvård döms idag unga lagöverträdare för allvarlig brottslighet där endast en frihetsberövande påföljd kan anses vara tillräckligt ingripande.
Utredningen om ungdomsfängelser uttrycker behovet av en förändring i påföljdssystemet för unga lagöverträdare. En förändrad brottsbild, med ökning av skjutvapenvåld inom och mellan kriminella nätverk där många unga är inblandade, sägs vara en anledning. En annan anledning är att påföljden sluten ungdomsvård inte längre anses kunna uppfylla de behov på tillräckligt ingripande påföljder samt upprätthålla krav på behandling under verkställigheten. Det behövs därtill en förändring som står i linje med den repressivitet som idag präglar kriminalpolitiken, framför allt för att tillgodose samhällets krav på ingripande åtgärder.
I uppsatsen analyseras hur de kriminalpolitiska trenderna framträder i förhållande till utredningen om ungdomsfängelser. Dessa trender kan appliceras på hela den kriminalpolitiska diskussionen idag och förekommer såväl nationellt som internationellt. I sin helhet speglar dessa trender en allt större repressivitet, med höjda straff och mer statlig kontroll. Från att vara ett land som förespråkat en minskning av frihetsberövande påföljder har Sverige nu intagit en helt annan position inom kriminalpolitiken. Utredningen kring ungdomsfängelser blir på så sätt ännu ett bevis för en kriminalpolitik i förändring. (Less) - Abstract
- In November 2021, the Swedish government at the time decided to appoint an inquiry to review the regulations on custodial sanctions for young people. In August 2023, the investigation was published, which is in favor of juvenile prisons. The custodial sanction that currently exists for young offenders (15-17 years old), in addition to imprisonment, is "closed youth care" (and is stipulated in Chapter 32, Section 5 of the Swedish Criminal Code). Young offenders are currently sentenced to closed youth care for serious crime where only a custodial sentence can be considered sufficiently intrusive.
The report on juvenile prisons expresses the need for a change in the sanction system for young offenders. A changed crime picture, with an... (More) - In November 2021, the Swedish government at the time decided to appoint an inquiry to review the regulations on custodial sanctions for young people. In August 2023, the investigation was published, which is in favor of juvenile prisons. The custodial sanction that currently exists for young offenders (15-17 years old), in addition to imprisonment, is "closed youth care" (and is stipulated in Chapter 32, Section 5 of the Swedish Criminal Code). Young offenders are currently sentenced to closed youth care for serious crime where only a custodial sentence can be considered sufficiently intrusive.
The report on juvenile prisons expresses the need for a change in the sanction system for young offenders. A changed crime picture, with an increase in firearm violence within and between criminal networks in which many young people are involved, is said to be one reason. Another reason is that closed youth custody is no longer considered to be able to meet the need for sufficiently invasive sanctions and maintain the requirement for treatment during enforcement. In addition, a change is needed that is in line with the repressiveness that currently characterizes criminal policy, above all to meet society's demand for intervention measures.
The paper analyzes how criminal policy trends emerge in relation to the inquiry on juvenile prisons. These trends can be applied to the entire criminal policy discussion today and occur nationally as well as internationally. These trends reflect an increasing repressiveness, with higher sentences and more state control. From being a country that advocated a reduction in custodial sentences, Sweden has now taken a completely different position in criminal policy. The inquiry into juvenile prisons is thus further evidence of a changing criminal policy. (Less)
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- author
- Lemoutzoglou, Michelle LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Juvenile prison - a symbol for an offensive criminal policy? A discourse analysis of the trends in criminal policy with the example of the inquiry on juvenile prison
- course
- JURM02 20232
- year
- 2023
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- Straffrätt (en. criminal law), Kriminologi (en. criminology), Kriminalpolitik (en. criminal policy), Kriminalpolitiska trender (en. criminal policy trends), Ungdomsfängelser (en. juvenile prisons)
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9143009
- date added to LUP
- 2024-01-21 17:23:46
- date last changed
- 2024-01-21 17:23:46
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The report on juvenile prisons expresses the need for a change in the sanction system for young offenders. A changed crime picture, with an increase in firearm violence within and between criminal networks in which many young people are involved, is said to be one reason. Another reason is that closed youth custody is no longer considered to be able to meet the need for sufficiently invasive sanctions and maintain the requirement for treatment during enforcement. In addition, a change is needed that is in line with the repressiveness that currently characterizes criminal policy, above all to meet society's demand for intervention measures.
The paper analyzes how criminal policy trends emerge in relation to the inquiry on juvenile prisons. These trends can be applied to the entire criminal policy discussion today and occur nationally as well as internationally. These trends reflect an increasing repressiveness, with higher sentences and more state control. From being a country that advocated a reduction in custodial sentences, Sweden has now taken a completely different position in criminal policy. The inquiry into juvenile prisons is thus further evidence of a changing criminal policy.}},
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