“You promise help, then betray you, the victims of crime”
“Debater: Morgan Johansson, the situation is worse than in many years.”
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“DEBATE the Situation of brottsdrabbade in Sweden is more serious than in many years. It is clear from the recently completed National Brottsofferveckan 2019. It is high time that Sweden lives up to international commitments in this field. To brottsdrabbade get the help, support and protection is an important part of maintaining trust in society and is ultimately about the protection of our fragile democracy.”
“During the last decades the concern about and the interest for the brottsdrabbade steadily grown, partly as a result of the women’s work to the visibility of men’s violence against women. “
“A series of measures and reforms have been implemented in order to improve the brottsdrabbades opportunities to help, support and assistance. It is, for example, if the enhanced compensation, the right to a lawyer of your choice, the opportunity to kontaktförbud and an increase in the information and communication obligations for police and prosecutors. “
“at the same time the research and developments of methods within brottsofferområdet increased significantly thanks to the establishment of The victim support service and the National Center for women’s welfare.”
“Despite the increased attention on the brottsdrabbades situation, and despite the improvements that have been made, reveals a relatively bleak picture of the state of Sweden for persons who become victims of crime. “
“It is clear from the lectures, seminars and debates arranged in connection with the National Brottsofferveckan 2019 during the last week.”
“In practice it is the same issues that are debated today as it was twenty years ago. It is about the questions not being taken sufficiently seriously by police, prosecutors and social services and that there are big differences in the country in terms of opportunities to help, support and protection. “
“Throughout the critique is also that there are deficiencies in the application of the legislation, and in the society, lack of commitment, knowledge and understanding of the brottsdrabbades situation. In addition, the work is still to a large extent on non-profit organisations and enthusiasts.”
“This finding indicates that there is a gap between what the society say they want to do and what you actually do for brottsdrabbade. It means that there is a danger that the attention will be to the rhetoric without real content.”
“the Victim has had a large symbolic value in the legal system and in the criminal policy debate. This does not necessarily lead to the conditions for brottsdrabbade be improved. “
“It can on the contrary lead to further frustration on the part of the affected when, in concrete situations turns out to be a gap between what the society say they want to do and what you actually do.”
“at the same time, received reports around about people in Sweden who are victims of crimes, but who nevertheless may not be granted victim status. It may be the merchant in a convenience store, a prostitute, a victim of human trafficking or an educator exposed to death threats and ill-treatment of his pupil. “
“By all these reports, start a red thread slowly be explicit; society and the justice system’s lack of a brottsofferperspektiv. As a result, feel those affected are often let down, ignored, neglected, and get the wrong treatment.”
“What happens to the confidence of the society in general and the judiciary in particular, when crimes are not investigated or when gärningspersoner identified but not convicted? Why are the coordinating forces that will help affected through traumatic processes in a structured way? Who ensures that the rights of those affected are being met? “
“What happens in a society when the authorities are not doing what they should and lack the ability to take action as required to maintain democracy, which is a cornerstone in the love triangle?”
“We therefore call on the minister of justice Morgan Johansson, minister Mikael Damberg, and the rest of the government, as the most important tribute to the 100 years jubilee of our Swedish democracy, once and for all, to ensure that the authorities provide assistance, support and protection to the victims of the crime.”
“It is high time that Sweden lives up to international commitments in this field. To brottsdrabbade get the help, support and protection is an important part of maintaining trust in society and is ultimately about the protection of our fragile democracy.”
“nMagnus Lindgren, Secretary general, Foundation Safer Sweden”
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