"Multi-culturalism is a new word, much bandied about these days by opinion-formers in the political and business elites. It is not really about cultural diversity, still less land rights, and least of all individual freedom. Rather, it is a form of social engineering that seeks to level down and standardize all cultures, trampling on regional and ethnic loyalties which are not determined by market or state."
-Dr. Aidan Rankin
Police to prioritise 'everyday crime'
'Everyday' crime - non-violent crime such as house burglary and car theft - is falling in Sweden, but so is the police's ability to catch the perpetrators.Car theft has fallen 25% since 2000, while thefts of items from cars has fallen by 15% in the same period. Burglary has also fallen steadily since 1997.
This sort of non-violent crime has long been the bane of the Swedish police, with arrests made in just a few percent of cases.The National Police Board recently instructed local police authorities to toughen their stance and prioritise everyday crimes. By 2007, the Board says, the number of criminals charged in the category should be double the level of 2004.But after the first six months, things are not going to plan, with little evidence of positive trends, said Anders Tegsten at the National Police Board.
A key reason, he believes, is the increase in violent crime over the last twelve months which has taken up resources. In total, the reports of physical attacks increased 21% between 2000 and 2004. The figures for reports of rape have climbed just as dramatically. "In some months the priorities and resources have shifted and everyday crime does not have the same attention," said Tegsten.The clear-up rate for everyday crime is declined over the last ten years. Factors such as prosecutors' willingness to press charges for fewer crimes per criminal, despite the fact that they may be suspected of more, appear to be contributing to the fall.
However, from the beginning of the year a new law comes into force which is expected to dramatically improve the police's chances of solving more cases using DNA samples. Anyone held on reasonable suspicion of a crime will be required to provide a sample of their DNA, a move which Olof Egerstedt, head of the National Criminal Technical Laboratory, has called "a milestone in Swedish crime-fighting history".
"There are great opportunities, but there is a lot which needs to work in the police organisation for the law to have any significance," said Anders Tegsten.
I wonder why no explanations for the rising crime rate have been provided, not even the usual bullcrap that I'm accustomed to. I remember reading some time ago, that the dramatic increase of rapes in Malmö (if I remember correctly) was said to be because of increased willingness of women to report the crimes. None of that here. Anyway, whatever the cause, we can see Swedish society becoming a more violent and a more brutal place to live in. Perhaps it is because of all the racists in Sweden (Swedish racists, of course, who else)?
Anti-racism organisation faces funding cut
Despite the fact that no financial irregularities have been found at the Centre Against Racism, Sweden's Board of Integration wants the funding it receives from the state to be reconsidered.
The Centre, which is an umbrella organisation for the government's work against racism, hit the headlines in the summer after an investigation by daily paper Svenska Dagbladet. The organisation was accused of being wasteful with public money and of doing nothing since it was formed in the autumn of 2003. Indeed, the only high profile achievement of the Centre was its controversial criticism in April of the promotion of an ice cream which it deemed to be racist. It slammed GB Glace for associating its new 'Nogger Black' ice cream with black youth culture, including using graffiti-style writing in the ad.
Many representatives of the Centre Against Racism rejected Svenska Dagbladet's criticism but Minister for Integration Jens Orback demanded an inquiry into the organisation's affairs.
This has now been produced by an independent auditing firm which said that the accounting and financial routines "have generally worked satisfactorily". Nor did the firm see anything wrong with the Centre Against Racism's expenditure of 330,000 kronor on furniture and interior design at its 180 square metres of office space in central Stockholm, saying that it was "not in an especially luxurious style".
But at the same time, the auditor noted that board-level conflicts had negatively affected the Centre Against Racism's work. There was also criticism of some "technical errors in the book-keeping" and a lack of knowledge of its members.
In response, the Board of Integration has said that the state funding which the organisation receives is too large in relation to the work it is expected to do.The government has set aside a total of 5.5 million kronor for the Centre Against Racism for 2005. A more conclusive report on the organisation will be submitted in the spring of 2006.
'Everyday' crime - non-violent crime such as house burglary and car theft - is falling in Sweden, but so is the police's ability to catch the perpetrators.Car theft has fallen 25% since 2000, while thefts of items from cars has fallen by 15% in the same period. Burglary has also fallen steadily since 1997.
This sort of non-violent crime has long been the bane of the Swedish police, with arrests made in just a few percent of cases.The National Police Board recently instructed local police authorities to toughen their stance and prioritise everyday crimes. By 2007, the Board says, the number of criminals charged in the category should be double the level of 2004.But after the first six months, things are not going to plan, with little evidence of positive trends, said Anders Tegsten at the National Police Board.
A key reason, he believes, is the increase in violent crime over the last twelve months which has taken up resources. In total, the reports of physical attacks increased 21% between 2000 and 2004. The figures for reports of rape have climbed just as dramatically. "In some months the priorities and resources have shifted and everyday crime does not have the same attention," said Tegsten.The clear-up rate for everyday crime is declined over the last ten years. Factors such as prosecutors' willingness to press charges for fewer crimes per criminal, despite the fact that they may be suspected of more, appear to be contributing to the fall.
However, from the beginning of the year a new law comes into force which is expected to dramatically improve the police's chances of solving more cases using DNA samples. Anyone held on reasonable suspicion of a crime will be required to provide a sample of their DNA, a move which Olof Egerstedt, head of the National Criminal Technical Laboratory, has called "a milestone in Swedish crime-fighting history".
"There are great opportunities, but there is a lot which needs to work in the police organisation for the law to have any significance," said Anders Tegsten.
I wonder why no explanations for the rising crime rate have been provided, not even the usual bullcrap that I'm accustomed to. I remember reading some time ago, that the dramatic increase of rapes in Malmö (if I remember correctly) was said to be because of increased willingness of women to report the crimes. None of that here. Anyway, whatever the cause, we can see Swedish society becoming a more violent and a more brutal place to live in. Perhaps it is because of all the racists in Sweden (Swedish racists, of course, who else)?
Anti-racism organisation faces funding cut
Despite the fact that no financial irregularities have been found at the Centre Against Racism, Sweden's Board of Integration wants the funding it receives from the state to be reconsidered.
The Centre, which is an umbrella organisation for the government's work against racism, hit the headlines in the summer after an investigation by daily paper Svenska Dagbladet. The organisation was accused of being wasteful with public money and of doing nothing since it was formed in the autumn of 2003. Indeed, the only high profile achievement of the Centre was its controversial criticism in April of the promotion of an ice cream which it deemed to be racist. It slammed GB Glace for associating its new 'Nogger Black' ice cream with black youth culture, including using graffiti-style writing in the ad.
Many representatives of the Centre Against Racism rejected Svenska Dagbladet's criticism but Minister for Integration Jens Orback demanded an inquiry into the organisation's affairs.
This has now been produced by an independent auditing firm which said that the accounting and financial routines "have generally worked satisfactorily". Nor did the firm see anything wrong with the Centre Against Racism's expenditure of 330,000 kronor on furniture and interior design at its 180 square metres of office space in central Stockholm, saying that it was "not in an especially luxurious style".
But at the same time, the auditor noted that board-level conflicts had negatively affected the Centre Against Racism's work. There was also criticism of some "technical errors in the book-keeping" and a lack of knowledge of its members.
In response, the Board of Integration has said that the state funding which the organisation receives is too large in relation to the work it is expected to do.The government has set aside a total of 5.5 million kronor for the Centre Against Racism for 2005. A more conclusive report on the organisation will be submitted in the spring of 2006.
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