Signs of Safety inom socialtjänst - Implementering i socialtjänstens arbete med ungdomar som har rekryterats till gängkriminalitet.
(2026) SOAM21 20252School of Social Work
- Abstract
- This study examines the implementation of Signs of Safety in cases involving youths who have been recruited into, or are at risk of recruitment into, gang-related criminality. The study is based on qualitative interviews with eight social workers from different units of social service within a municipality in Skåne län, all of whom have at least two years of experience working with youths involved in gang-related issues. The empirical material was analyzed using Fixsen et als. (2005) implementation framework and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) developed by Damschroder et al. (2009).
The findings indicate deficiencies across several core components and domains of implementation, including limited... (More) - This study examines the implementation of Signs of Safety in cases involving youths who have been recruited into, or are at risk of recruitment into, gang-related criminality. The study is based on qualitative interviews with eight social workers from different units of social service within a municipality in Skåne län, all of whom have at least two years of experience working with youths involved in gang-related issues. The empirical material was analyzed using Fixsen et als. (2005) implementation framework and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) developed by Damschroder et al. (2009).
The findings indicate deficiencies across several core components and domains of implementation, including limited organizational support, low methodological fidelity, and a lack of systematic follow-up. The results further show that Signs of Safety is used selectively and primarily as a general approach rather than as a structured method in gang-related youth cases. In addition, the method is rarely applied in collaboration with external actors such as schools and the police, despite research highlighting inter-agency collaboration as a key factor in preventing youth recruitment into criminal networks and Signs of Safety having collaboration as a core component. Overall, the study suggests that Signs of Safety has limited applicability in cases involving gang-related youth under current implementation conditions. The findings highlight a gap between the method’s intended design and its practical use, emphasising the importance of aligning both implementation strategies and methods with the complexity of the target group and organisational context. (Less)
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- author
- Azzam, Hannah LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOAM21 20252
- year
- 2026
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- ungdomar i gängkriminalitet, signs of Safety, metod, socialt arbete, implementeringsprocess, implementering i socialtjänst
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9221585
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- 2026-02-25 11:27:21
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abstract = {{This study examines the implementation of Signs of Safety in cases involving youths who have been recruited into, or are at risk of recruitment into, gang-related criminality. The study is based on qualitative interviews with eight social workers from different units of social service within a municipality in Skåne län, all of whom have at least two years of experience working with youths involved in gang-related issues. The empirical material was analyzed using Fixsen et als. (2005) implementation framework and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) developed by Damschroder et al. (2009).
The findings indicate deficiencies across several core components and domains of implementation, including limited organizational support, low methodological fidelity, and a lack of systematic follow-up. The results further show that Signs of Safety is used selectively and primarily as a general approach rather than as a structured method in gang-related youth cases. In addition, the method is rarely applied in collaboration with external actors such as schools and the police, despite research highlighting inter-agency collaboration as a key factor in preventing youth recruitment into criminal networks and Signs of Safety having collaboration as a core component. Overall, the study suggests that Signs of Safety has limited applicability in cases involving gang-related youth under current implementation conditions. The findings highlight a gap between the method’s intended design and its practical use, emphasising the importance of aligning both implementation strategies and methods with the complexity of the target group and organisational context.}},
author = {{Azzam, Hannah}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Signs of Safety inom socialtjänst - Implementering i socialtjänstens arbete med ungdomar som har rekryterats till gängkriminalitet.}},
year = {{2026}},
}