Despite the Swedish Prison and Probation Service (SPPS) are a pioneer on the global arena regarding the area of corrections, generally little is known of what they do in Sweden as well as internationally. This study will explore the SPPS implementation of prison development in Somalia, which will be done through interviews with seconded personnel and others within the Swedish government that have connections to the prison development in Somalia. The findings were able to answer the research questions for this thesis, namely what the SPPS are doing internationally, what they are doing in Somalia and lastly if they have seen any results in Somalia. In the analysis, the middle power theory was used through an abductive approach to see if the SPPS fulfilled the criterions for the theory namely moral power, multilateralism and conflict management. It is concluded that the SPPS work in Somalia have been effective. They have contributed considerably to the local development and the seconded personnel has also learnt lessons for life which they can use also in their further carriers. Through their contacts, which they have established, they might also contribute further bilaterally even in the event of a withdrawal from the United Nations.

Med en explorativ ansats syftar denna studie till att kartlägga samband och jämföra grupperingar bland klienter som fått genomföra en ASI-intervju hos Kriminalvården. Studien bygger på 2 317 intervjuer med fokus på missbruksproblematik, gjorda under perioden 2008-2010. Vi illustrerar grafiskt intressanta samband och tittar även på hur klienternas hjälpbehov varierar inom olika livsområden. Ytterligare en aspekt av studien är att utvärdera datamaterialets kvalitet samt att studera eventuellt bortfall för de olika variablerna. Materialet är av relativt god kvalitet och förekomst av respondenters vägran är inte tillräckligt omfattande för att påverka analyser och slutsatser. De felaktigheter som kunde konstateras härhör nästan uteslutande från tillvägagångssätt vid inmatning av data i systemet. Eftersom flertalet av variablerna är kvalitativa visade sig lämpliga analysmetoder vara chi-två-test, korrespondensanalys samt associationsanalys. Den stora majoriteten av våra resultat bekräftar den bild flera tidigare studier ger av gruppen missbrukare och få oväntade samband kunde konstateras. En majoritet av klienterna är män (85%) och den genomsnittliga åldern är 34 år. Intervjuarskattningar av klienternas hjälpbehov visar att narkotika och kriminalitet utgör de absolut största problemen. Dominerande drog är amfetamin (18%), följd av alkohol (15%) och cannabis (10%). Vi kan konstatera att ett flertal signifikanta skillnader föreligger mellan män och kvinnor samt mellan olika åldersgrupper. Unga klienter uppvisar överlag större problem med kriminalitet, narkotika, arbete/försörjning och psykisk hälsa. Med ökande ålder följer istället svårigheter med fysisk hälsa och alkohol. Män uppger vanligen att de har större problem med kriminalitet och narkotika, medan kvinnor ofta redovisar ett större hjälpbehov inom områdena familj/umgänge, fysisk hälsa och psykisk hälsa. / With an explorative approach, this master thesis attempts to map associations and compare groupings of clients who have undergone an ASI Interview by The Swedish Prison and Probation Service, Kriminalvården. The study is based on 2 317 interviews carried out during the period 2008-2010, focusing on abuse of alcohol and narcotic substances. We will graphically illustrate interesting associations and study how the need for help varies throughout different areas of the respondents’ lives. Another aspect of this study is to evaluate the quality of the data material and to investigate non-response in the different variables. The quality of the material is fairly high and non-response is not extensive enough to affect analysis and inference. The errors found are almost exclusively due to how data is fed into the system. Since the majority of variables are qualitative, appropriate methods of analysis proved to be chi-square tests, correspondence analysis and association analysis. Most results confirm the existing image of an abusive personality, which has been presented in several studies before this one. A majority of the clients are men (85%) and the average age is 34 years. Interviewer estimates of the respondents’ need for help show that narcotic substances and criminal behavior are by far the greatest problem areas. The predominant drug is amphetamine (18%), followed by alcohol (15%) and cannabis (10%). We have established several significant differences between men and women, and between clients of different age groups. Young respondents show greater problems concerning criminal behavior, narcotic substances, work/providing and psychological health. With increased age we see enhanced difficulties regarding physical health and alcohol. Men more often exhibit problems concerning criminal behavior and narcotic substances, while women need increased help in areas of family/social life, physical health and psychological health.

The purpose of the study is to gain an understanding of professionals view on manualbased treatment programs in pratice. In addition, we also want to highlight their approaches to the manualbased treatment programs in their work. The study is based on eight qualitative interviews with professionals working in the Swedish Probation Service. In this study we used three theoretical frameworks in order to analyze the result. The theories we used were profession, organization professionalism and occupational professionalism, and tacit knowledge as we supplemented with the concept naiva theory. The result showed that the manualbased treatment programs were designed in different ways. It became clear that the different manualbased treatment programs influenced the professioneals view on the advantages and disadvantages that they could identify in working with these programs. Furthermore, it also became clear that their use of different strategies also was influenced by the design of the programs.

The use of AI  within the judicial field has  seen an increase in recent years,  and  the implementation of AI brings with it a new set of ethical and moral dilemmas that affect the field as well as the individuals working there. This study explores the moral and ethical values of correctional officers  within  the  Swedish  Prison  and  Probation service and  how their values, together  with trust  in  AI,  affect  their  perception  of a future  AI implementation.  This study conceptualizes AI as an emerging technology that has the potential to alter what it means to be a correctional officer and to transform the structure of a prison as a workplace. To answer these questions,  a mixed approach case study was performed at the  Swedish  Prison and  Probation service.    The study found that the correctional  officers’ imaginings of AI varied, ranging from simple translation systems to complex androids.  The correctional officers saw  AI  as an emerging technology with the potential to reduce the hierarchical structures of the workplace and disrupt the meaning of the correctional officer, reducing the role of the correctional officer to a prison guard. Lastly, the study concluded that the values of the correctional officers could  either act as enabling or preventive against  specific AI implementations depending on the need for allowing intrinsic human values to manifest in the work activities, both in general trust and trust in specific AI applications.    The author further discusses  the lens of judicial AI for exploring  the  Swedish  Prison and Probation service and examines the utilization of trust for  understanding  AI implementation. Further research in both AI and trust as a theoretical framework is called for.

Syftet med studien var att undersöka behandlares upplevelser av sexualbrottsprogrammet Sexualbrottsbehandling med individuellt fokus [Seif] på anstalt inom svensk Kriminalvård. Åtta semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes och analyserades med tematisk analys. Tre huvudteman identifierades: Behandlares tillvaro, Behandlingsprocessen samt Klienternas särskilda omständigheter. Studiens resultat visar att deltagarna upplevde att arbetet kunde vara förhållandevis påfrestande men överlag meningsfullt och roligt. Stöd och handledning var centralt för att handskas med påfrestande element. Deltagarna beskrev de sätt de arbetade på med metoden och lyfte fram individuella anpassningar och den terapeutiska relationen som framträdande faktorer för behandlingsresultatet. Deltagarna beskrev även att klienternas liv på anstalt fick en särskild påverkan på behandlingen och att den skam som är associerad med sexualbrott kunde skapa hinder för klienter att gå i behandlingen. / The purpose of this study was to examine treaters experiences of the sex offence treatment programme Sex offence treatment with individualized focus [Seif] in correctional facilities in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Eight semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using thematic analysis. Three main themes were identified: Treaters’ conditions, The treatment process and The clients’ special conditions. The result of the study showed that the participants experienced their work as relatively demanding but overall meaningful and enjoyable. Support and supervision were deemed central to coping with demanding elements. The participants described the way they worked with the method and conveyed the individualized adjustments and the therapeutic relationship as prominent factors for treatment results. The participants further described that the clients’ life in a correctional facility had a special effect on the treatment and that the shame associated with sex offences could hinder clients to participate in the treatment.

Utgångspunkten för studien var att Kriminalvården fick kritik från barnrättskommittén när det gäller barn till föräldrar som är frihetsberövade. Kritiken riktades bl. a. mot att barn dels reser långt för att besöka sin förälder samt dels att barn som reser långt inte med automatik får förlänga besökstiden på vissa anstalter. Uppsatsen har samtidigt pekat på utmaningar och viktiga förutsättningar för att beakta barnkonventionen inom kriminalvården. I ett svenskt sammanhang, efter att barnkonventionen blivit lag i Sverige 2020, har organisationsutvecklingen med avseende på uppfyllande av barns rättigheter inom den offentliga sektorn varit relativt outforskad. Uppsatsen fyller förhoppningsvis en del av den kunskapsluckan. Syftet med denna studie är att visa hur Kriminalvården utvecklats med avseende på uppfyllande av barnkonventionen. Frågeställningarna fokuserar på hur kriminalvården förbättrar sin verksamhet genom att ständigt beakta barnkonventionen vid ärende som rör barn. Studien genomfördes som en kvalitativ studie. Datainsamlingen till denna studie skedde genom semi-strukturerade intervjuer, nio respondenter som är barnombud på olika nivåer i hierarkin i region väst deltog. Studien visar att Kriminalvården styr sina processer centralt uppifrån genom att informera om lagstiftning och nationella riktlinjer för att förmedla hur barnkonventionen ska beaktas i regioner och lokala enheter. Sedan tolkar varje enhet riktlinjerna på det sättet som passar verksamheten såsom häkte, anstalt eller frivård. Studien visar att det krävs mer samarbete mellan olika myndigheter för att främja arbetet mot barnets bästa. Enligt studien räcker det dock inte med att beakta barnkonventionen i handböckerna eller genom utbildningar utan det ska finnas ett personligt engagemang hos medarbetarna om de ska anses vara kundorienterade. / The starting point for the study was that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service received criticism from the Committee on the Rights of the Child when it comes to children of parents who are deprived of their liberty, criticism that children travel far to visit their parents, and criticism that children who travel far may not automatically extend their visit to certain institutions. At the same time, research has pointed to challenges and important conditions for considering the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the prison service. In a Swedish context, after the Convention on the Rights of the Child becomes law in Sweden in 2020, the organizational development with regard to fulfilling children's rights in the public sector has been relatively unexplored. The research aims to fill part of that knowledge gap. The purpose of the study is to see how the Swedish Prison and Probation Service develops with regard to compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The issues focus on how the prison service improves its activities in order to constantly consider the Convention on the Rights of the Child in matters concerning children. The study was conducted through a qualitative study. Data collection for this study was done through semi-structured interviews, nine respondents who are children's representatives at different levels in the hierarchy in the region west. The study shows that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service controls processes centrally from above by informing legislation, national guidelines for communicating how the Convention on the Rights of the Child is taken into account to regions and then to local units. Then each unit interprets the guidelines in the way that suits the unit type, such as detention, institution, or probation. The study shows that more cooperation is needed between different authorities to promote work for the best interests of the child. According to the study, however, it is not enough to consider children's conventions in the handbooks or through training, but there must be a personal commitment on the part of employees considered customer-oriented. / <p>2021-06-11</p>

Att uppnå motivation bland medarbetare kräver tålamod och öppenhet från en organisation. Lyckas detta arbete blir det många fördelar för organisationen. Motivation och arbetstillfredsställelse är de två mest utforskade ämnena inom organisationsstudier. Kunskap om motivation bland medarbetare är betydelsefullt, eftersom det påverkar medarbetarnas arbetstillfredsställelse. Människor i en organisation är olika, har olika behov och motiveras av olika saker, vilket även påverkar arbetstillfredsställelsen. Att arbeta med att öka motivationen bland medarbetare är ett viktigt men också ett komplext arbete. Detta arbete kan försvåras i stora statliga organisationer inom rättsväsendet, eftersom medarbetare inom rättsväsendet har ett viktigt samhällsuppdrag samtidigt som risken att utsättas för hot eller hot om våld är mer framträdande än i andra yrkesgrupper. Syfte med denna studie har varit att bidra med kunskap om hur motivation påverkar medarbetares arbetstillfredsställelse inom Kriminalvården. Studien bygger på en kvalitativ metod där 15 semistrukturerade intervjuer genomförts med kriminalvårdare som arbetar klientnära på ett säkerhetshäkte. Empirin har analyserats utifrån en teoretisk analysmodell som grundar sig på Herzbergs tvåfaktorsteori och Self-determination teorin. I det empiriska materialet har det framkommit några motivationsfaktorer som inte går att förklara utifrån Herzbergs tvåfaktorsteori eller Self-determination teorin. Dessa faktorer är utmaningar, mellanmänskliga relationer, trygghet och säkerhet, samhällsnytta och lön. Studiens slutsatser indikerar på att det finns flera motivationsfaktorer som är av betydelse för kriminalvårdares arbetstillfredsställelse. De mest framträdande är erkännande och bekräftelse, tillhörighet, utveckling, trygghet och säkerhet samt mellanmänskliga relationer. Avslutningsvis lyfter respondenterna systematisk återkoppling som ett viktigt verktyg för motivation och arbetstillfredsställelse. / To achieve employee motivation requires patience and openness from an organization. If this work is successful, there will be many benefits for the organization. Motivation and job satisfaction are two of the most researched topics in organizational studies. Knowledge about employee motivation is important because it affects employee job satisfaction. People in an organization are different, have different needs and are motivated by different things, which also affects job satisfaction. Working to increase motivation among employees is an important but also a complex process. This work can be made more difficult in large governmental organizations in the judicial system, as employees in the judicial system have an important social mission, while the risk of being exposed to threats or threats of violence is more prominent than in other occupational groups. The purpose of this study has been to contribute knowledge about how motivation affects employees' job satisfaction in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. The study is based on a qualitative method where 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted with correctional officers who work close to clients at a security jail. The empirical data has been analyzed by a theoretical analysis model based on Herzberg's two-factor theory and Self-determination theory. The empirical material has revealed some motivational factors that cannot be explained by Herzberg's two-factor theory or the Self-determination theory. These factors are challenges, interpersonal relationships, safety and security, social benefit and salary. The study's conclusions indicate that there are several motivational factors that are important for correctional officer’s job satisfaction. These are acknowledgment and confirmation, belonging, development, safety and security, as well as interpersonal relationships. Finally, respondents highlight systematic feedback as an important tool for motivation and job satisfaction.