Juvenile delinquency is a societal problem that is increasingly receiving attention and has engaged researchers, politicians and especially the public. The purpose of this study is to investigate which risk factors social service professionals and the police authority identify concerning juvenile delinquency in young criminals and how crime prevention can be carried out to reduce juvenile delinquency in the society. The approach in this study is a qualitative method where we used semi-structured interviews. The study has adopted a hermeneutic scientific theoretical perspective. We used a thematic analysis to identify codes from our transcribed material which became the foundation for our results. With the help of the labelling theory and the system theory, we have interpreted the respondents' answers to create an understanding of how risk factors can affect the youth’s development of criminal behavior and how preventive work can be carried out to reduce juvenile delinquency. The results show that school problems and weak parenting increase the risk of a youth ending up in delinquency. Methods within crime prevention work that are used today are SSPF and MBU. Other findings are that crime prevention work requires early intervention in school, resources and relationship building. Finally, it is highlighted that the effects of prevention work are difficult to measure. The conclusion of this study is that there are several risk factors that can increase the risk of a young person becoming a criminal but it is not a prerequisite to develop a criminal behavior. / Ungdomsbrottslighet är ett samhällsproblem som idag är alltmer uppmärksammat och har engagerat forskare, politiker och i synnerhet allmänheten. Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka riskfaktorer yrkesverksamma inom socialtjänsten respektive polismyndigheten identifierar gällande ungdomskriminalitet hos unga kriminella och hur det brottsförebyggande arbetet kan bedrivas för att reducera ungdomsbrottsligheten i samhället. Ansatsen i denna studie är kvalitativ, i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer. Vi använde oss av tematisk analys för att identifiera koder ur vårt transkriberade material som sedan blev underlag för vårt resultat. Studien har anammat ett hermeneutisk vetenskapsteoretiskt perspektiv. Med hjälp av stämplingsteorin samt systemteorin har vi tolkat respondenternas svar för att skapa förståelse kring hur riskfaktorer kan påverka ungdomens utveckling av ett kriminellt beteende samt hur det förebyggande arbetet kan bedrivas för att reducera ungdomsbrottsligheten. Resultatet visar att skolproblematik och svagt föräldraskap ökar risken för att en ungdom hamnar i kriminalitet. Arbetsmetoder inom det brottsförebyggande arbetet som används idag är SSPF samt MBU. Respondenterna belyser att det brottsförebyggande arbetet förutsätter tidiga insatser i skolan, resurser och relationsskapande. Slutligen lyfts det att effekterna av det förebyggande arbetet är svårmätbara. Slutsatsen i denna studie är att det finns ett flertal riskfaktorer som ökar risken för en ungdom att bli kriminell men att detta inte är en förutsättning för att utveckla ett kriminellt beteende.

[pt] O Policiamento Preditivo é um sistema computadorizado de processamento algoritmo que se utiliza de um banco de dados e análises estatísticas para predizer um acontecimento criminoso futuro. Sistema pouco utilizado em nosso país, mas que já está em fase de operação avançada em países desenvolvidos como Estados Unidos da América e China. O sistema, que funciona baseado em análise criminal, consegue antever e prevenir crimes, evitando ofensa a bens jurídicos e consequente diminuição da violência. Essa tecnologia que vem sendo implementada como estratégia de prevenção criminal, utilizado pelas polícias brasileiras precisa de ajustes finos e sistemáticos. Mesmo que em passos lentos, as políticas criminais atuariais veem neste sistema de modelagem computacional um aporte importante para a prevenção do crime. Paralelo a esse avanço tecnológico temos um movimento legislativo crescente na dogmática protetiva dos direitos fundamentais relativo à privacidade, intimidade e proteção de dados. Assim, para uma viabilidade jurídica deste sistema de policiamento preditivo deve-se analisar seu funcionamento em correlação com os direitos e garantias constitucionais envolvidos no processo. Nesta dissertação propomos como desafio primeiramente levantar informações fidedignas sobre os programas tecnológicos de predição criminais colocados à disposição da segurança pública e os aspectos técnico-jurídicos envolvidos. Em uma abordagem dogmático-jurídica analisamos os direitos constitucionais relacionados com a operacionalização do sistema. Questões atinentes a discriminação algoritma e desigualdades sociais são temas sensíveis tratados no estudo, pois o sistema de policiamento preditivo, quando mal estruturado, pode agravar problemas sociais e ser ineficiente ao combater o crime. Sua fonte de alimentação de dados, quando mal pesquisada, pode trazer uma discriminação social e direcionar um policiamento que já nasce enviesado desde a origem, resultando em parcialidade. O próprio funcionamento do sistema revela problemas ligados a gerenciamento de dados pessoais, intimidade e privacidade, quando ultrapassam os limites da razoabilidade. Outro aspecto é relacionado com a culpabilidade antecipada, pois o sistema classifica pessoas suspeitas e despacha efetivo policial para abordagens antes mesmo de ocorrida qualquer atividade criminal, somente orientado por um engenho tecnológico de inteligência artificial, baseado em análises estatísticas. As teorias envolvidas por trás dos softwares de policiamento preditivo podem ainda trazer ideologias de acordo com a linha adotada pelo desenvolvedor do sistema, com estreitas relações, por exemplo, em políticas de tolerância zero e modelos capitalistas de gerir sistemas sociais. Em uma face ainda mais oculta podemos observar com um olhar aguçado e auxiliado pela obra Vigiar e punir: nascimento da prisão de Michel Foucault, que por vezes o Estado utiliza do discurso de combate ao crime e da fiscalização para realizar um controle social de domínio das massas. Como o estado não está obrigado a ficar isolado do sistema social, sem aproveitar dos avanços tecnológicos, temos que o policiamento preditivo pode sim ser uma ferramenta eficiente na diminuição da criminalidade e da violência desde que sua operacionalização esteja compatibilizada com o ordenamento jurídico e não funcione para retroalimentar discriminação social, aprofundar desigualdades e distribuir injustiças. / [en] Predictive Policing is a computerized algorithmic processing system that uses a database and statistical analysis to predict a future criminal event. System Little used in our country, but which is already in an advanced stage of operation in developed countries such as the United States of America and China. The system, which works based on criminal analysis, manages to foresee and prevent crimes, avoiding offense to legal interests and the consequent reduction of violence. This technology that has been implemented as a crime prevention strategy, used by the Brazilian police, needs fine and systematic adjustments. Even if in slow steps, actuarial criminal policies see this computer modeling system as an important contribution to crime prevention. Parallel to this technological advance, we have a growing legislative movement in the protective dogmatics of fundamental rights regarding privacy, intimacy and data protection. Thus, for a legal feasibility of this predictive policing system, its functioning must be analyzed in correlation with the constitutional rights and guarantees involved in the process. In this dissertation, we propose as a challenge, first, to collect reliable information about the technological programs of criminal prediction made available to public security and the technical-legal aspects involved. In a dogmatic-legal approach, we analyze the constitutional rights related to the operationalization of the system. Issues related to algorithmic discrimination and social inequalities are sensitive topics addressed in the study, as the predictive policing system, when poorly structured, can exacerbate social problems and be inefficient in fighting crime. Its source of data, when poorly researched, can bring about social discrimination and direct a policing that is born biased from the beginning and applied with partiality. The very functioning of the system reveals problems related to the management of personal data, intimacy and privacy, when they go beyond the limits of reasonableness. Another aspect is related to anticipated culpability, as the system classifies suspects and dispatches police officers to approach them even before any criminal activity occurs, only guided by a technological device of artificial intelligence, based on statistical analysis. The theories involved behind predictive policing software can still bring ideologies according to the line adopted by the system developer, with arms, for example, in zero tolerance policies and capitalist models of managing systems. In an even more hidden face, we can observe with a keen eye, aided by the work Discipline and punish: birth of the prison by Michel Foucault, that the State sometimes uses the discourse of combating crime and inspection to carry out social control and dominance of the masses. As the state is not obliged to be isolated from the social system, without taking advantage of technological advances, predictive policing can be an efficient tool in reducing crime and violence as long as its operation is compatible with the legal system and does not work to feed discrimination society, deepen inequalities and distribute injustices.

In the discourse of crime and place, the focus has rarely fallen on rural crime. While experiencing comparably lower crime levels than urban counterparts, the common association with rural areas as being symbols of peace and friendly social interaction is not necessarily accurate. One group that often are thought of as inherently rural is farmers, who’s workplaces may possess certain unique vulnerabilities to crime compared to other locations. This thesis aims to obtain a better understanding of the threats against farmers related to animal production in a Swedish context, adding to the knowledge base regarding rural crime and sustainable development of rural and urban areas. The objectives of the study are: • to investigate the nature of the victimization of farmers devoted to animal production in Sweden, especially related the situational conditions of farms and rural areas. • to explore new data that could be used to approximate the scale of the threats against farmers using data from media archives from 2009 to 2019. This study reports types, frequency, and location of crimes against animal production with a focus on mink, rabbit and pig farms. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is used to report the geography of these offences at municipal level. The theories of the routine activity approach and situational crime prevention are used to try to explain certain conditions that may facilitate crime on farms, while the offenders are explored using the theory on techniques of neutralization. The findings of the study show that the experience of the chosen actor’s varied greatly, but with crimes such as trespassing, vandalism and theft being common types of offenses across the board. The locations of the crime events were focused in the southern to mid of Sweden. Situational conditions that may have facilitated crime includes: the large size of farms and low population density providing low detection of crime, high value targets, and relatively high accessibility to the farms. From the data, mainly three techniques of neutralization were observed to be utilized: denial of the victim, denial of injury and appeal to higher loyalties. Multiple techniques were observed to be utilized together, while simultaneously exploiting situational conditions to facilitate the neutralization.

Crime prevention and safety measures in socio-economically vulnerable areas are important incentives for creating a socially sustainable city. The topic has been debated in Sweden, and to address the challenges, a new law in Sweden will come into force on June 1, 2023, giving Swedish municipalities greater responsibility for crime prevention. Previous research indicates that crime prevention and safety promotion can be categorized based on physical and social efforts. These efforts are partly about creating better social cohesion between people and partly about changing the physical environment to make it more difficult for people to commit crimes. The master thesis aimed to study crime prevention and safety promotion measures in two socio-economically vulnerable areas in Sweden to find out how the work can be developed through the theories of social sustainability, social disorganization theory, and collective efficacy. The results indicate that both neighborhoods work with social and physical measures, but that their circumstances are different. This is because crime statistics indicate that Gottsunda has significantly more crime rates than Klockaretorpet. Finally, the results show that it is important to implement both social and physical measures in socio-economically vulnerable areas. The study was conducted through qualitative interviews with planners, police, property owners, and one social sustainability consultant. A document analysis of policy documents has also been conducted. Furthermore, crime statistics from the police have been analyzed to visualize the number of reported crimes in the neighborhoods

I denna rapport genomfördes en studie på fem folkbibliotek* i Stockholmsregionen, där bibliotekensomgivning och deras inre fysiska miljö undersöktes. Studien utfördes genom att besöka biblioteken där enbesiktning utfördes med hjälp av ett protokoll skapat utifrån teoretiska principer om situationellbrottsprevention och Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). Syftet med studien är attbedöma om, och hur biblioteken anpassats och följer principerna för brottsförebyggande design enligt CPTED.Resultatet från protokollet analyserades med hjälp av kalkylblad och diagram i staplar och i procent. För attjämföra biblioteken samlades resultaten för de olika kategorierna i en tabell där alla kategorier adderades förvarje bibliotek. Resultaten visade att bibliotek B har flest brottsförebyggande egenskaper enligt CPTED ochatt bibliotek E har minst. Även om samtliga bibliotek följer CPTED-principerna till viss del, är denyrenoverade biblioteken mer i linje med CPTED-principerna än äldre bibliotek. Således kan en viktig slutsatsdras, vilket är att säkerhets- och situationsbrottsförebyggande perspektiv i planeringen blir en integrerad delav arkitekternas sätt att planera och rusta upp befintliga folkbibliotek. *För att undvika stigmatisering döptes de fem folkbiblioteken i Stockholmsregionen om till biblioteken A-E. / In this study, a fieldwork was carried out in five public libraries* in the Stockholm region, where the librariessurroundings and their internal physical environment were investigated. A fieldwork was executed by visitingthe libraries where an inspection was carried out using a protocol created based on theoretical principles ofsituational crime prevention and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). The aim of theinvestigation was to assess whether and how the environment of the libraries promotes safety conditions forvisitors. The collected data was analyzed using spreadsheets and diagrams in bars and in percentages. In orderto compare the libraries, results were tabulated for the equal categories and added together for each library.Findings showed that library B contains most of crime prevention properties according to CPTED principlesand that library E, the least. Although all five libraries follow to some extent CPTED principles, newlyrenovated ones are more aligned with CPTED principles than older libraries. Thus, an important conclusioncan be drawn is that safety and situational crime prevention perspectives in planning are becoming an integralpart of the way architects plan and refurbish existent public libraries. *To avoid stigmatization, the five public libraries in Stockholm region were renamed as libraries A-E.

Introduktion: Hälsan hos intagna på anstalter är sämre än hos den generella populationen. Att ha känslan av sammanhang är en viktig faktor för upplevd god hälsa samt för att kunna hantera stressfaktorer som uppkommer i livet. Teorin av känslan av sammanhang kretsar kring tre viktiga konstruktioner: begriplighet, hanterbarhet och meningsfullhet. Personalen på kriminalvårdsanstalterna är de individer som arbetar närmast de intagna under deras vistelse på anstalt och personalen är de som kommunicerar och möter dem mest under deras verkställighet. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka kriminalvårdspersonalens erfarenheter av att främja begriplighet, hanterbarhet och meningsfullhet för intagna individer på anstalt. Metod: Den här studien använde en kvalitativ ansats där sex tidigare eller nuvarande kriminalvårdsanställda intervjuades. Datamaterialet analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys enligt Graneheim och Lundman (2004). Resultat: Resultatet identifierade fem kategorier relaterat till personalens förmåga att främja känslan av sammanhang för intagna vilka var; sysselsättning, bemötande, verktyg, hinder och positiva resultat. De fem kategorierna var områden där kriminalvårdspersonalen upplevde sig erfara främjandet av begriplighet, hanterbarhet och meningsfullhet för de intagna på anstalt samt vilka hinder men även positiva resultat de upplevde. Slutsats: Sammanfattningsvis visade studien på att det fanns erfarenhet bland kriminalvårdspersonalen av att främja teorins tre komponenter för intagna på anstalt. Framtida forskning föreslås vad gäller att undersöka hur känslan av sammanhang och dess tre komponenter kan användas som en del i det hälsofrämjande arbetet på anstalt. / Introduction: Health among inmates in custody is worse compared to the general population. Having a sense of coherence is an important factor for perceived good health as well as to be able to handle stress factors that arise in life. The theory of sense of coherence centers around three important constructs: comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. The staff of correctional facilities are the people who work closest to the inmates during their stay in custody and staff are those who communicate and meet them the most during their enforcement. Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the correctional staff's experiences of promoting comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness for incarcerated individuals in custody. Methods: This research used a qualitative approach where six former or current correctional officers were interviewed. The data was analyzed with qualitative content analysis according to Graneheim and Lundman (2004). Results: The results identified five categories related to staff´s ability to promote a sense of coherence for inmates, including were; occupation, interactions, tools, obstacles and positive results. Conclusion: In summary, the study showed that correctional staff had experience in promoting the theory´s three components for inmates in custody. Future research is suggested in terms of investigating how sense of coherence and its three components can be used as part of the health promotion work in custody.

Ungdomsbrottslighet har förekommit i samhällsdebatten sedan mitten på 1900-talet, vid samma tidpunkt anställdes den första fältarbetaren i Sverige med syftet att bedriva ett brottsförebyggande arbete gentemot barn och unga. Förebyggande arbete har rättslig grund i socialtjänstlagen (SFS 2001:453) där det framkommer att förebyggande arbetet gällande barn och unga ska bedrivas. Studien ämnade att beskriva hur fältarbetare arbetar brottsförebyggande lokalt, samt vilka aspekter som ansågs betydelsefulla i arbetet. För att besvara syftet intervjuades elva respondenter, varav nio fältarbetare, en samordnare samt en gruppchef för en fältverksamhet. Analysmetod för det empiriska materialet var kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Sociala bandteorin, samverkansteori och systemteori användes vid tolkning av resultatet. Resultatet visade att brottsförebyggande arbete lokalt bedrevs på universell-, selektiv- och indikerad nivå i varierande utsträckning. Betydelsefulla aspekter för det brottsförebyggande arbetet var samhälleliga strukturer, politiken samt lagstiftning. Sedermera ansågs samverkan vara både en möjliggörande och försvårande aspekt. Resultatet visade även att identifiering och arbete med risk- och skyddsfaktorer var ständigt närvarande. Identifieringen av en misslyckad skolgång var en vanligt återkommande riskfaktor, medan en meningsfullfritid angås vara en skyddsfaktor. Studiens slutsatser var att det brottsförebyggande arbetets utsträckning var beroende av den strukturella organisationen och dess politiska stöd samt att lagstiftningen bidrog till komplikationer i arbetet. Ytterligare slutsats var att samverkan kräver strukturerade samverkansmodeller för att fungera. Slutligen visade studien att avsaknaden av konkreta metoder och tillvägagångssätt försvårade arbetet med barn och unga som påbörjat en utveckling av ett kriminellt beteende. / Juvenile delinquency has been in the public debate since the middle of the last century. During this time the first field worker in the Swedish Social Services was employed with the purpose of undertaking crime prevention work towards youth and adolescent. Preventive work has a legal basis in the Social Services Act (SFS 2001:453), which states that preventive work regarding youths should be conducted. The purpose of our study was to describe how crime prevention was carried out by fieldworkers locally and which aspects were regarded significant. To address the purpose, eleven respondents were interviewed, nine field workers, one coordinator and one group manager for field agency. Analysis method for the empirical data was qualitative content analysis. The social bond theory, cooperation theory and systems theory were applied for interpretation of the results. The findings revealed that crime prevention was carried out locally on a universal, selective, and indicative level, all to varying extent. Significant aspects for crime prevention included of societal structures, politics, and legislation. Furthermore, Cooperation was considered both an enabling and obstructed aspect. The study also indicated that the identification and handling of risk- and protective factors were constantly present. Identification of educational failure emerged as a common risk factor,  while a meaningful leisure proved to be a protective factor. The study’s conclusions highlighted that the extent of crime prevention works extension was dependent on the structural organization and its political support, and that the legislation posted to complications in the process. Further conclusions were that the collaboration necessitates structured cooperation models to function effectively. Finally, the study demonstrated that the absence of concrete methods and approaches hindered efforts to work with children and youth who had initiated a development of criminal behavior.

Cannabis är den vanligaste illegala drogen i Sverige, och dess konsumtion är ständigt växande. De senaste årens massiva ökning av dödsskjutningar tros vara ett resultat av konflikter mellan kriminella nätverk i fråga om just cannabisförsäljning. För att ta itu med dessa problem måste vi först lära oss mer om de platser där hantering av cannabis sker, i synnerhet försäljning. Den här studien ämnar ge en inblick i hur de här platserna ser ut, vad som kännetecknar dem, och varför just dessa blir utvalda för drogrelaterade aktiviteter, med målet att formulera förslag på hur de kan utformas så att försäljningen av cannabis förebyggs. Studien utfördes genom fältarbete och tillämpandet av ett särskilt fältprotokoll där variabler avsedda att beskriva förhållanden i miljön bedömdes. Dataunderlaget kom från polisens register över arresteringar för misstanke om överlåtelse av cannabis under åren 2019–2020. Vad som kan sägas är att en typisk plats låg i ett bostadsområde med flervåningshus, avskild från stora folkmassor och trafik, öppen med god sikt, och med god tillgänglighet. De erhållna resultaten analyserades sedan i relation till kriminologiska teorier, i syfte att skapa en större förståelse om varför brotten inträffar just där. För att kunna förhindra cannabishandeln på dessa platser har lösningsförslag baserade på principer i CPTED-strategin framförts. Dessa gäller bland annat ökad övervakning från byggnader runtomkring samt att ta upp kampen om det sociala rummet genom att skapa en känsla av ökad territorialitet på platserna. Rapporten avslutas med en utvärdering av den nyttjade metoden samt en diskussion om komplexiteten i att lösa problemen enkom genom åtgärder i stadsmiljön, då det finns en rad andra faktorer som spelar in. Det vi samhällsplanerare kan erbjuda är lösningsalternativ som må stävja brottsligheten, men i slutändan är det individer som väljer att begå dessa kriminella handlingar. / Cannabis is the most common illegal drug in Sweden, and its consumption is constantly increasing. The massive rise in fatal shootings in recent years is believed to be a result of conflicts between criminal networks regarding cannabis sales. To address these issues, we must first learn more about the places in which cannabis occurs, particularly dealing. This study aims to provide an insight into what these places look like, what characterizes them, and why these are selected for drug-related activities, with the aim of offering suggestions on how they could be designed to prevent the dealing of cannabis. The study was carried out through fieldwork and the utilization of a special fieldwork protocol in which variables intended to describe conditions in the environment were assessed. The data came from police records of arrests for suspicions of selling cannabis during the years 2019– 2020. What can be said is that a typical place was in a residential area with multi-storey buildings, separated from large crowds and traffic, open with good visibility, and with good accessibility. The results obtained were then analyzed in relation to criminological theories, to create a greater understanding of why the crimes occur right there. In order to prevent the cannabis dealing in these places, proposed solutions have been put forward based on principles in the CPTED strategy. These include increased surveillance from surrounding buildings and taking up the fight about the social space by creating a sense of increased territoriality in the places. The report ends with an evaluation of the method used and a discussion about the complexity of solving the problems solely through measures in the urban environment, as there are a number of other factors that come into play. What we urban planners can offer are alternative solutions that may curb crime, but in the end, it is individuals who decide to commit these criminal acts.

Local Law Enforcement and Immigration: Lessons and Recommendations from Police Executives (2007-2021) Tonya D. Chapman ABSTRACT The Immigration and Reform Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) authorized the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) to enter into memoranda of agreement with local law enforcement under section 287(g). The 287(g) program includes the Task Force Model (TFM), Jail Enforcement Model (JEM), Secure Communities (SC), the Priority Enforcement Program (PEP) model and the Warrant Service Officer (WSO) Model, which authorizes specific responsibilities of immigration enforcement to local law enforcement agencies. This dissertation examines the impact of local law enforcement's participation in the various 287(g) programs from the perspective of law enforcement executives. Local law enforcement was granted the responsibility in part because Congress and local elected officials believed that immigration increased crime. However, as of 2022, little research on the nexus between crime and immigration supports that claim; nor does it support the claim that crime rates fell as a result of local law enforcement's participation in the 287(g) programs. Consistent with prior research, this dissertation finds that immigration enforcement has a "null or non-significant" effect on crime in these jurisdictions in comparison to jurisdictions that did not participate in the 287(g) programs. Moreover, this dissertation shows that law enforcement's participation in immigration enforcement led to unintended consequences, including adverse impacts on police legitimacy (trust and fear), perceived crime reporting by immigrant communities, and their community policing efforts. This research provides guidance on best practices to law enforcement in an effort to re-imagine the profession in accordance with procedural justice principles. It examines whether and how immigration enforcement has posed challenges for building trust, legitimacy, community engagement and transparency for law enforcement; looks at whether federal mandates and immigration enforcement affected the advancement of community policing and procedural justice; provides insight on lessons learned from law enforcement's perspective; and contributes to research on the immigration-crime nexus. / Doctor of Philosophy / Local Law Enforcement and Immigration: Lessons and Recommendations from Police Executives (2007-2021) Tonya D. Chapman GENERAL AUDIENCE ABSTRACT Section 287(g) under the Immigration and Reform Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) authorized the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) to enter into memoranda of agreement with local law enforcement agencies to participate in immigration enforcement. Under Section 287(g), ICE implemented 5 programs, including the Task Force Model (TFM), Jail Enforcement Model (JEM), Secure Communities (SC), the Priority Enforcement Program (PEP) model, and the Warrant Service Officer (WSO) model. This dissertation examines the impact of local law enforcement's participation in the 287(g) programs, from the perspective of law enforcement executives. This dissertation shows that law enforcement's participation in immigration enforcement led to unintended consequences, including adverse impacts on police legitimacy (trust and fear), perceived crime reporting by immigrant communities, and their community policing efforts. The dissertation also finds that immigration enforcement has a "null or non-significant" effect on crime. This research provides guidance on best practices to law enforcement in an effort to re-imagine the profession in accordance with fair and impartial policing principles.

Sedan år 2008 har alla kommuner i Sverige skyldighet att tillämpa Lag om medling med anledning av brott, 2002:445 i samband med en ung lagöverträdare. Bakgrunden till arbetet är att det fanns en önskan om att belysa medling och utvärdera insatsen som bedrivs i samverkan mellan medlingsverksamheten, Polis- och Åklagarmyndigheten, Socialtjänsten, Kriminalvården och domstolens beaktning av detta. Medling som insats grundar sig i teorin om reparativ rättvisa med fokus på att reparera skadan mellan gärningsperson och brottsutsatt. Syftet med föreliggande studie är att utvärdera medverkande aktörers upplevelser av medlingsprocessen i Malmö stad och vilka utvecklingsmöjligheter som identifieras i relation till det brottsförebyggande och trygghetsskapande arbetet. Studien förväntas bidra med utvärderingsunderlag och fördjupad kunskap om medling som brottsförebyggande och trygghetsskapande insats. Materialet har bestått av nio kvalitativa intervjuer med samtliga sex deltagande aktörer i medlingsprocessen. Intervjuerna har transkriberats och sedan analyserats genom tematisk analys. Resultatet som identifierades var att medling i Malmö stad till stor grad fungerar bra, men att det finns utvecklingsmöjligheter som kan förbättra insatsens framgång. Bland annat genom en tydlig ansvarsfördelning, ökad tillfrågan, ökad kvalitet och antal uppföljningar. Medverkande aktörer har betonat att medling kan, om det genomförs på rätt sätt bidra med stora vinster för brottsutsatt och gärningsperson. Studiens resultat kan nyttjas av samtliga aktörer för möjligheten att vidareutveckla insatsen i Malmö stad, men även för andra kommuner att ta del av i sitt arbete med medling. I nuläget saknas dagsaktuella effektutvärderingar av insatsen som kan tillämpas på dagens samhälle, såväl som en kvalificerad processutvärdering som kan följa upp alla de 15 steg som ingår i en kvalificerad uppföljning, vilket är en rekommendation för framtida forskning. / Since the year of 2008 every municipality of Sweden has a responsibility to apply the Law of mediation regarding crime, 2002:445 associated with juvenile delinquents. The background to this paper is established with a desire to shed light on mediation and to evaluate the effort conducted in collaboration between the mediation activity, police authority, prosecutors office, social services, prison service and is considered by the court. Mediation as effort is based upon the theory of restorative justice, focusing on repairing the damage between the victim and perpetrator. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the participating actors' experiences of the mediation process in Malmö and what developmental opportunities are identified in relation to the crime preventive and security-creating efforts. The study intends to contribute with evaluation data and in depth knowledge regarding mediation as a crime preventive and security-creating effort. The data consisted of nine qualitative interviews, including the six participating actors in the mediation process. The interviews were transcribed and then analyzed through a thematic analysis. The results identified that mediation in Malmö to a large extent works well. However, developmental improvements were detected to improve the efforts' success through a distinct division of responsibilities, increased questioning, the quality and quantity of follow-ups. The participating actors emphasized that mediation can contribute with profits for the victim and perpetrator. The results of the study can be used by all actors in the mediation process to further develop the effort in Malmö. Nevertheless, other municipalities can make use of this paper in their work regarding mediation. Currently, there are no effect evaluations on mediation that can be applied on today’s society, as well as qualified process evaluations with a follow up on all the 15 steps in the qualified follow-up, which is a recommendation for future research.