A: Footcuff children

Published 23 October 2024 at 14.55

Domestic. The Social Democrats are now proposing new measures to combat gang crime – including the use of foot shackles for children who are at risk of being drawn into criminal circles.

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The Social Democrats legal policy spokesperson Teresa Carvalho puts forward reform proposals of SEK 700 million to stop the new recruitment of young people into gangs. prevent young people from being lured into crime, to Aftonbladet.

The proposal means that teenagers in the risk zone can be provided with handcuffs to keep them under supervision. Teresa Carvalho describes this as a tool to prevent young people from being involved in serious crimes, including 14-year-olds.

– It is still a child who is at an age where we see very serious crime, she says.

In addition to foot shackles, the Social Democrats also want to introduce a Swedish version of the American anti-mafia legislation RICO. This law makes it possible to punish entire gangs for their criminal activities, even if the leaders did not directly participate in or order specific crimes. The RICO Act, which has been used effectively against organized crime in the United States, is based on collective responsibility and would give the judiciary more opportunities to prosecute high-ranking leaders of criminal networks.