In January, Sweden was shaken by more explosives than ever. Many of those who were detained are according to P3 Crimea born between 2009-2011. Josefine Ristmägi, group manager for the area police, says that it is becoming increasingly common for young girls to be attracted to the serious crime. She says that the recruitment of the girls to the gang takes place pretty much in the same way as with the boys. Partly in person, but above all on social media. – You may be threatened, exploited or tricked into recruiting or performing things. The difference may be that you get a boyfriend who is criminal and that you keep up with that part. She speculates that the lifestyle and status attract, but above all the money. – It’s a driving force with quick money. You can buy things that the parents do not want to pay for. The girls have a different role in the crime unlike the boys, the police see how the girls usually have a different role in the crimes themselves. They are more of an enabler for the crimes to be performed, instead of performing them themselves. – They are perhaps more carriers. One can make sure that a weapon should be in a place at a certain time. You may book train tickets or hotel rooms for those who come and will perform. “We are very late on the ball” Ristmägi points out that girls may have previously gone under the radar for the police but also for parents. – I’m glad we start talking about the girls. I think we often forget them. We do not discover the girls, we are very late on the ball. She continues: – It is good that we show that the girls are also part of this. We have to find them, we have to support them. So they also get help before it also escalates for them.
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