Young people must be stopped from committing new crimes

A government inquiry proposes prison for young people who commit serious crimes instead of special youth homes.

In order to reduce recidivism on a large scale, however, investments are needed in the culling, writes Tove Pettersson, professor of criminology, at DN Debatt.

In a new ESO report (Expert group for studies in public finance), Tove Pettersson highlights the importance of a functioning sluicing operation.

According to the report, a trend shows that leakage has decreased over time.

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