Citation

Kassman A, Wollter F, Oscarsson L. Youth Justice 2016; 16(2): 113-129.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, National Association for Youth Justice, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1473225415601906

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A national Swedish project was followed in 12 municipalities aimed at youth aged 15-20 years. Neither police nor social services systematically used the indicators based on criminological research and proposed by national authorities. The police and social services thought they had more contemporary and holistic intuitive knowledge than any systematic indicators could provide. Despite implementation difficulties, the project was described as a success at the political level and widely dispersed. The specific and systematic image of early indicators provided momentum at the policy level. The local authorities welcomed the opportunity to reach a group considered difficult to manage.

Language: en