The investigation was presented during a press conference together with Mikael Eskilandersson (SD), vice chairman of the civil committee, Larry Söder (KD), civil policy spokesperson and Juno Blom (L), legal policy spokesperson.
They believe that the perspective of the victim of crime needs to be strengthened, and that today it is complicated and demanding to receive compensation.
The government therefore wants the money to be paid out immediately when a judgment becomes final. In doing so, they appoint an investigation that will review the compensation. In the future, it may happen that the Crime Victims’ Authority pays out the compensation directly, then the authorities may collect funds from the perpetrator.
– Most of the issues are in the Tidö Agreement, while others are natural to include when taking this approach, says Gunnar Strömmer.
Parents’ responsibilities can be tightened
The Tidö parties also want to investigate whether liability for damages for parents should be tightened if their children commit crimes. Today, the compensation is limited to one fifth of the price base amount per event, approximately SEK 10,000 this year.
– The perpetrators of serious crimes are getting younger and younger in Sweden, about half of the suspects during the wave of violence are under 18 years old. Parents’ responsibility therefore needs to be strengthened, says Larry Söder.
Damages to convicts are reviewed
At the same time, children must be guaranteed to a greater extent that they will be able to share in money that has been confiscated. This is because the Bailiff may be obliged to pay out confiscated money to children to a blocked account instead of to the guardian.
The investigation must also review damages to convicted persons, and police officers’ right to compensation must be strengthened if they are exposed to crime.