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Ett snedsteg ut: Krami deltagarnas brotts intiativ och förändringsprocesser

Drzewiecki, Chriss LU (2026) In Ett snedsteg ut: Krami deltagarnas brotts intiativ och förändringsprocesser ETNK02 20252
Division of Ethnology
Abstract
Krami is a place and organization in central Malmö that helps criminals and addicts to find employment with the goal of becoming self-sufficient and changing their lifestyle. What originates in a criminal context can often be understood as the same reason why the same person wants to change. Family and one's own children are a major driving force in carrying out this complex and individual process. Other reasons are placed in a social context in the study, where organizations, friends, or the area where the individual lives in can pull in both directions. Sometimes the desire to change is not enough; the conditions need to be right for the change to be stable, complete and lifelong. The individual does the work themselves. With them, they... (More)
Krami is a place and organization in central Malmö that helps criminals and addicts to find employment with the goal of becoming self-sufficient and changing their lifestyle. What originates in a criminal context can often be understood as the same reason why the same person wants to change. Family and one's own children are a major driving force in carrying out this complex and individual process. Other reasons are placed in a social context in the study, where organizations, friends, or the area where the individual lives in can pull in both directions. Sometimes the desire to change is not enough; the conditions need to be right for the change to be stable, complete and lifelong. The individual does the work themselves. With them, they have Krami. Against them, they face stigma and a criminal record that prevents them from taking any jobs. Many employers are influenced by the political narrative conveyed by the media. A perspective with stricter attitudes towards criminal elements that have given the police and the prison system more opportunities to control and punish lawbreakers. At the same time, crime has become increasingly serious and younger. Fifteen year olds will soon be able to be sentenced to long prison terms for crimes that could have been prevented if authorities and society had taken greater responsibility. This study aims to describe and analyze the statements of the participants and the employees at Krami. The ethnological bachelor's thesis aims to look at how a social context is experienced with a focus on words such as identity, culture, belonging, stigma, lines, typifications, deviant and normal. (Less)
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author
Drzewiecki, Chriss LU
supervisor
organization
course
ETNK02 20252
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Criminal, institutions, Krami, rehab, social-change-process
publication/series
Ett snedsteg ut: Krami deltagarnas brotts intiativ och förändringsprocesser
language
English
additional info
Teacher: Paul Agnedakis
Supervisor: William Jones
id
9218364
date added to LUP
2026-02-04 12:48:06
date last changed
2026-02-04 12:48:06
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  abstract     = {{Krami is a place and organization in central Malmö that helps criminals and addicts to find employment with the goal of becoming self-sufficient and changing their lifestyle. What originates in a criminal context can often be understood as the same reason why the same person wants to change. Family and one's own children are a major driving force in carrying out this complex and individual process. Other reasons are placed in a social context in the study, where organizations, friends, or the area where the individual lives in can pull in both directions. Sometimes the desire to change is not enough; the conditions need to be right for the change to be stable, complete and lifelong. The individual does the work themselves. With them, they have Krami. Against them, they face stigma and a criminal record that prevents them from taking any jobs. Many employers are influenced by the political narrative conveyed by the media. A perspective with stricter attitudes towards criminal elements that have given the police and the prison system more opportunities to control and punish lawbreakers. At the same time, crime has become increasingly serious and younger. Fifteen year olds will soon be able to be sentenced to long prison terms for crimes that could have been prevented if authorities and society had taken greater responsibility. This study aims to describe and analyze the statements of the participants and the employees at Krami. The ethnological bachelor's thesis aims to look at how a social context is experienced with a focus on words such as identity, culture, belonging, stigma, lines, typifications, deviant and normal.}},
  author       = {{Drzewiecki, Chriss}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Ett snedsteg ut: Krami deltagarnas brotts intiativ och förändringsprocesser}},
  title        = {{Ett snedsteg ut: Krami deltagarnas brotts intiativ och förändringsprocesser}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}