Purpose This study amied to explore how police officers perceived the crime prevention efforts taken against gun violence in Sweden. Of particularly interest was to examine how certain efforts were perceived by the police officers, to be more or less effective when it comes to prevent gun violence from occurring among criminal networks. In this study, I explored which perceived effect certain efforts included under the working methods of community policing and problem-oriented policing had, as well as other efforts undertaken by law enforcement. Method Police officers who either worked in Gothenburg or Malmö city were targeted by the study. In sum, I received responses from 99 participants, in an on-line based questionnaire. The participants were selected through convenience sampling. Descriptive statistics are offered, and bivariate analyses were employed to identify officers’ perception differences of policing efficacy in vulnerable areas compared to non-vulnerable areas, and efficacy of law enforcement. Results The analyzes in the study, showed that the police officers overall perceived that the method of community policing to be crime preventive. This was especially the case for the vulnerable areas and in relation to the effort of an increased local police presence. As for the other method, problem-oriented policing, the officers particularly perceived that the effort of secret data eavesdropping to have the strongest crime prevention effect in both areas. The effort was also perceived to have more of an effect then both efforts included under community policing. As for hot spot policing, the other effort included under problem-oriented policing, the effort was overall perceived to have less of an effect among the officers. This was the cases for both areas. As for the importance to particularly prevent criminal networks possessions and sales of illegal drugs and weapons, community policing and problem-oriented policing were not perceived to be effective enough. As for the effect of the efforts undertaken by the law enforcement, a tougher approach against crime was among the police officers perceived to have the most effect. Conclusion The results of the study show that there is a continued increased need for evaluations of crime prevention efforts. The study also showed that there is an increased need that we as researchers, needs to further collaborate with the police force in order to further develop the craft of policing. / <p>2022-09-16</p>

The purpose for this qualitative study is to examine the crime prevention strategies against youth crime within non-state actors' work. As well as obtaining views of successes and challenges of this work in practice. Youth crime is a major area of interest within criminology, and in recent years much interest has been directed at problems that arise in the so-called vulnerable areas of Sweden, where young people are at risk of being drawn into crime. Information has been gathered through semi-structured interviews with nine people representing seven different organizations / associations. The actors work with young people in one way or another through sports activities, mentor programs or independent youth centers; and most actors are active in vulnerable areas. The results show that it seems important to have committed adults in order to engage and gain trust from the young people. Further strategies for activating the young people in prosocial activities is revealed, as well as to spread good attitudes among the youths. The findings are put within the framework of criminological theories in order to discuss / <p>2021-01-13</p>

The purpose of this bachelor's thesis in sociology is to understand and reflect on how blue-light professions such as police, ambulance, emergency services and other professions such as social services and leisure leaders work with young people based on the project the Man behind the uniform. The sociological problem being studied is the disbelief young people can create towards the blue light professions as well as professions such as social services and leisure leaders. The study is based on the theories of social ties, organizational culture, shame and pride, over-, under- and optimal differentiation, habitus and segregation. Through a qualitative method in the form of eight interviews, the purpose has been to answer our question: In what ways can the project The Man Behind the Uniform strengthen the relationship and mutual trust between young people and those who work in the blue light profession? The result indicates that the attitude towards uniformed officials as well as professions such as social services and leisure leaders may be disturbed by many young people and that this is due to the ongoing negative effect of society on, among other things, vulnerable areas. The segregation that exists in the vulnerable areas is also a factor of the prevailing circumstances against officials.

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The Swedish Police Authority currently categorise 61 urban areas in Sweden as vulnerable areas, where there is an increased risk of becoming a victim of crime or violence to both females and males living in those areas. In these places the feeling of insecurity and the lack of trust and confidence in the judiciary system is more common than in other urban parts of Sweden. Due to this negative trend and development local power factors have evolved, and the risk of parallel social structures enforced by criminal activity and violent extremism is higher than in other places in Sweden. This thesis investigates the connection between Swedish criminal networks and violent Islamic extremism to create a better understand of why individuals from the vulnerable areas in Sweden join criminal networks and, or violent Islamic extremist groups

One of the areas in which social workers can operate in is different forms of treatment, investigation and prevention work with youth that live in particularly vulnerable and urban areas. Areas in which the average income is lower in comparison to other areas, and areas that tend to be predominantly inhabited by ethnic minorities. These areas are particularly prone to gang crime and community violence. Thus affecting the overall safety of its inhabitants, in particular the youth population living there. The purpose of the present work is to investigate the connections that research has drawn attention to between community violence in particularly vulnerable areas and trauma reactions/signs of trauma among the young people who live in these areas by using the methodological approach of a literature study. The study seeks to understand found connections using psychological resilience theory and postcolonial theory. Findings of this study shows that as a result of living in areas particularly prone to community violence, a large proportion of youth are exposed to higher levels of community violence in various forms. Said exposure is also connected to certain symptoms of trauma, as well as other types of psychological distress. The results are connected to structural factors of a postcolonial society in which certain groups of people have no choice but to remain in the harmful area that they reside in. Resilience is valued, approached and defined differently in the studies that have been used in this work, but the overall result shows that it is a significant protective factor for youth that are exposed to community violence.

Crime prevention is important for creating safe and secure urban environments. In recent years, gang crime and offences have been increasingly discussed in the Swedish debate. Previous research shows that physical design can be used from a crime prevention perspective. Research shows that physical design can influence the occurrence of crime and reduce the sense of fear of crime. This master thesis aimed to study crime prevention measures in relation to physical design in two different areas in Sweden, and how it affects residents' perception of safety and security.The results show that both neighbourhoods work with physical design to prevent crime, but thereare differences and similarities, and that the physical environment affects residents' sense of safety and security in different ways. The results also show that it is important to create an environment that encourages social encounters in order to create a strong community among residents.The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with planners, landscape architects,architects and property owners. Walking interviews were also conducted with residents of the two neighbourhoods. Document analysis of reports and crime statistics was carried out.

Syftet med denna studie var att skapa förståelse för komplexiteten av att beskriva arbetsplatsrelaterat hot respektive våld mot poliser som arbetar i särskilt utsatta områden, med utgångspunkt i den begreppsmässiga problematiken. Genom semi-strukturerade intervjuer med fem poliser som arbetar i särskilt utsatta områden fann vi att det råder en begreppsförvirring avseende arbetsplatsrelaterat hot respektive våld. Det framkom att hot var mer svårdefinierat än våld samtidigt som det var möjligt att identifiera en ambivalens som påvisade att inget av begreppen erhöll en självklar definition. Definitionen baserades dels på vilka uttryck och handlingar som inkluderades respektive exkluderades, dels på vem som sätter gränserna för hot respektive våld. Definitionen baserades även på vem som utför handlingarna. Studiens viktigaste slutsats var att det inte med säkerhet bör gå att dra slutsatser kring omfattning och karaktär utan att ta hänsyn till den begreppsmässiga problematiken som råder avseende arbetsplatsrelaterat hot respektive våld i särskilt utsatta områden. / The purpose of this study was to create an understanding regarding the complexity of describing workplace violence against police officers who work in particularly vulnerable areas, based on the definitional problem. Through semi-structured interviews with five police officers who work in particularly vulnerable areas, we found that there is a definitional confusion regarding workplace violence. It emerged that threats were more difficult to define than violence, while it was possible to identify an ambivalence that showed that none of the concepts received a definite definition. The definition was based partly on which expressions and actions were included and excluded, respectively, on who sets the boundaries regarding threat and violence, but was also based on who is performing the actions. The main conclusion of the study was that it may not be possible to draw conclusions about range and character with certainty, without taking into account the definitional problem that prevails regarding workplace violence in particularly vulnerable areas.

The purpose of this study is to investigate which factors have been important for young men from the Järva-area to not develop a criminal lifestyle. The study also examines what it means for the interviewees to live in the Järva-area. This is to find out if the Järva-area has limited the interviewees or given them skills. This is because the Järva-area has been classified in media as a problem area. Which means that the people of Järva are stigmatized and stamped. The study is qualitatively designed, and the empirical material is collected from six interviews. All participants are young men aged 20–35 who grew up in different areas around the Järva field. The results of the collected empirical evidence suggest that family and friendships are the most important factors for the young men to not end up choosing a criminal lifestyle. The place Järva has meant an incredible sense of community for all participants in the explicit exclusion of society. The participants experience the most stigmatization and stamping when they are in surroundings outside of the Järva community. Growing up in Järva does not mean that all young men become criminals. / Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka vilka faktorer som varit av betydelse för att unga vuxna män från Järvaområdet inte ska utveckla en kriminell livsstil. Studien undersöker även vad det innebär för intervjupersonerna att bo i Järvafältet och hur bostadsområdet begränsar och möjliggör olika förutsättningar. Eftersom Järvaområdet inom den mediala sfären klassats som ett problemområde, har detta lett till att Järvaborna stämplats och stigmatiserats av. Studien är kvalitativt utformad och det empiriska materialet är insamlad med hjälp av fem intervjuer. Samtliga intervjupersoner är unga vuxna män i åldrarna 20–35 som växt upp i olika områden i Järvafältet. Resultatet av den insamlade empirin tyder på att familj och vänskapsrelationer är de mest betydelsefulla faktorerna för att de unga vuxna männen inte hamnat i kriminella livsbanor. Platsen Järva har för intervjupersonerna inneburit en gemenskap i det upplevda utanförskapet. Stigmatisering och stämplingen har upplevts som starkast när intervjupersonerna befunnit sig utanför Järvaområdet. Att växa upp i Järvafältet innebär inte att alla unga vuxna män blir kriminella.

Gang-related crime and the increased deadly violence it has given rise to, is one of the most highlighted societal problems in our time. It is a recurring theme in public debates and it challenges the Swedish self-image as a successful welfare state. Considering that gang-related crime is a key voter issue of the upcoming 2022 elections, this study aims to explore Sweden's two largest parties', the Moderates and the Social Democrats, rhetoric ongang-related crime. This study focuses on central discourses by the parties and what effects these may have in vulnerable areas. Empirical data linked to gang-related crime has been collected from the parties' websites and social media, and Jönson's problem perspective has been applied to analyze and summarize the material. The results indicate that the parties' positions are based on preventive and punitive measures against gang members. The theoretical frame consists of critical discourse analysis and the concepts of labeling and territorial stigmatization, which in the study's analysis contribute with knowledge of how individuals, groups and neighborhoods are blamed for the causes of gang-related crime. The study's conclusion is that the political discourses reproduce and reinforce societal problems linked to gang-related crime. / Gängkriminalitet och det ökade dödliga våld det bidragit till är ett av de mest uppmärksammade samhällsproblem i vår tid. Det är ett återkommande tema i samhällsdebatter och utmanar den svenska självbilden som lyckad välfärdsstat. Då gängkriminalitet är en av de viktigaste väljarfrågorna inför det kommande valet 2022, syftar denna studie att undersöka Sveriges två största partier, Moderaternas och Socialdemokraternas, retorik kring gängkriminalitet. Denna studie fokuserar på partiernas centrala diskurser och vilka effekter dessa kan få för utsatta områden. Empiriskt material kopplat till gängkriminalitet har insamlats från partiernas hemsidor och sociala medier, och Jönsons problemperspektiv har använts för att analysera och summera materialet. Resultatet visar att partiernas ståndpunkter baseras på förebyggande och straffande åtgärder gentemot gängkriminella. Den teoretiska referensramen består av kritisk diskursanalys samt begreppen stämpling och territoriell stigmatisering som i studiens analys bidrar med kunskap om hur individer, grupper och bostadsområden blir skuldbelagda för gängkriminalitetens orsaker. Studiens slutsats är att de politiska diskurserna reproducerar samt förstärker sociala problem kopplat till gängkriminalitet.