The aim of the essay was to see what the population thought were reasonable punishments for different crimes and to see if there were influences that influenced these views. The method used was a quantitative survey. One of the most important findings was that crimes resulting in physical harm generally had high proportions who wanted more severe punishments. Another important result was that the crimes that youth often commit had a very large proportion who favored lighter sentences. Regarding the abolition of the youth discount, a majority were positive, a relationship could be discerned where the youth of legal age were less positive than those who were not of legal age. Finally, the youth considered that their opinions are influenced by friends and parents, but no relationship between this influence and opinions could be discerned. / Syftet med uppsatsen var att se vad populationen tyckte var rimliga straff för en rad olika brott och att se om det fanns influenser som påverkat dessa åsikter. Metoden soanvändes var en kvantitativ enkätundersökning. Ett av de viktigaste resultaten var att brott som resulterar i fysisk skada generellt hade höga andelar som ville ha strängare straff. Ett annat viktigt resultat var att de brott som ungdomar ofta begår hade en mycket stor andel ungdomar som förespråkade lindrigare straff. Gällande slopandet av ungdomsrabatten var en majoritet av ungdomarna positiva, ett samband kunde urskiljas där de myndiga ungdomarna var mindre positiva än de som inte var myndiga. Slutligen ansåg ungdomarna att deras åsikter påverkas av vänner och föräldrar, däremot kunde inget samband mellan denna påverkan och åsikter urskiljas.