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Medling vid ungdomsbrott. En analys av komplexiteten i att mötas.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work and Criminology.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Mediation in juvenile delinquency. An analysis of the complexity of meeting. (English)
Abstract [en]

Victim offender mediation is practiced to less extent in Sweden despite the method being a statutory municipal obligation. Recommendations from the existing research is to investigate the identified problems of mediation. In the first part of this qualitative study an integrative literature study has been applied to existing research on the experiences of professional mediators. The second part of the study is conducted through interviews with politicians with emphasis on the fact that a statutory municipal method is used to less extent while the nation is calling for crime prevention. The results are subsequently analyzed from organizational theory and new public management theory. The results show that there are uncertainties about the mediator's position in the legal system, indicating a discrepancy between the legislature´s intention and the social regulation and the practical activities, thus indicating existing exclusion processes within the mediation system. The results of the study also show that the legislation needs to be modified as to meet the need of social work with youth offenders. The increased debate regarding juvenile delinquency and the demand of punitive policies has created a polarization in society where the attitudes and knowledge of victim offender mediation as a method are disparate thus creating the paradox of calling out for new methods contrary using existing ones that are evaluated, implemented and legislated, such as victim offender mediation.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 96
Keywords [en]
Restorative justice, victim offender mediation, young offenders, crime victims, mediators.
Keywords [sv]
Reparativ rättvisa, medling vid brott, unga lagöverträdare, brottsoffer, medlare.
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Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-34090OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-34090DiVA, id: diva2:1474844
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Social work
Educational program
Master Programme in Social Work
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Available from: 2020-10-22 Created: 2020-10-09 Last updated: 2020-10-22Bibliographically approved

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