Psychiatric diagnosis is scarce among gang-members [Swedish]
Psychiatric diagnosis is scarce among criminal gang members, and thus differs compared to other violent offenders.
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The fires in Malmö require national measures [Swedish]
Today it is Malmö that is on fire. Tomorrow it may be your city. What is happening now in Malmö is a national matter and requires action at the national level. Change the practice of arrest and detention and establish emergency courts for young individuals under 18 years of age. These are two of several…
Offender Characteristics: A study of 23 Violent Offenders in Sweden
Twenty-three offenders convicted of homicide or attempted murder/manslaughter, and their respective crimes, were examined to identify any common characteristics. Court documents were assessed, and the most prominent information of the offenders was that they were often single, most of them had no psychiatric diagnoses, the most frequent modus operandi was a knife or sharp weapon…
Therefore, the criticism of the Swedish Security Police is unjustified [Swedish]
The criticism directed at the Swedish Security Police, Säpo, in connection with the arrest of a man suspected of preparing for a terrorist crime, is understandable but unjustified. Intelligence analysis is a complex science that, together with respect for the rule of law, makes Säpo’s work even more difficult.
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The Association Between SSRI-medications and Violence [Swedish]
Notice regarding new research on the relationship between SSRI´s and violence.
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“Malmö should be the first in the country with a municipal police.” [Swedish]
There is reason to consider setting up a municipal police force that is mainly focused on crime prevention, write Torsten Elofsson and Ardavan Khoshnood (KD).
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The Correlation Between Socioeconomic Status and Crime is Weak [Swedish]
Socioeconomic status is probably not strongly associated with crime and criminality.
The actions of the police made me proud
Member of Malmö Police Board (KD): The police had to act against the perpetrators.
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We owe the Malmö Police our support [Swedish]
The Malmö police does not have it easy; in addition to successive shootings, the authority also wrestles with a wave of explosions that shake the city.