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”Det är ett hantverk att utreda mord”: En kvalitativ studie om utredningsmässiga svårigheter (och möjligheter) kopplade till dödligt våld i kriminella miljöer
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work and Criminology, Criminology.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work and Criminology, Criminology.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
“Investigating murder is a craftsmanship” : A qualitative study of investigative difficulties (and opportunities) linked to lethal violence in criminal environments (English)
Abstract [sv]

Att Polismyndigheten har svårt att klara upp fall av dödligt våld i kriminella miljöer är ett problem som är vida känt i dagens Sverige. I kriminalstatistiken påvisas ett ökat skjutvapenvåld, och studier samt personliga utsagor vittnar om en utbredd tystnadskultur inom kriminella kretsar och utsatta områden. Denna studie uppmärksammar den problematik som finns kopplad till utredningar av dödligt våld i kriminella miljöer. Intervjuer har gjorts med fem utredare som är, eller nyligen har arbetat, med dessa ärenden inom Polismyndigheten. Materialet har analyserats med hjälp av en kvalitativ innehållsanalys, och resultatet har kopplats till teorierna rational choice, broken windows, samt organisatoriskt lärande. I resultatet har identifierats svårigheter kopplade den resursbrist som tydligt framkommit under studiens gång, där det efterfrågas ett större antal utredare samt bredare kompetens, kunskap och erfarenhet. Vidare har framkommit att det förekommer svårigheter i att få människor att vittna vid dessa typer av brott. Slutligen efterfrågas av intervjupersonerna större legala möjligheter i form av övervakning.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study was to examine what investigative difficulties are associated with investigations of lethal violence in criminal environments. We wanted to investigate which factors tend to complicate the work for Polismyndigheten. Furthermore, we discussed the consequences that the low rate of resolved cases has on society and how it's connected to crime prevention. The material was gathered from five semi-structured interviews and the result from these was analyzed with previous studies on the subject as well as rational choice theory, broken windows theory and organizational learning theory. The result showed that difficulties related to lack of resources was a clear theme in all the interviews. This is primarily connected to a need for more investigators in the relevant sections as well as a broader set of skills, knowledge and experience distributed over the entire workforce. Furthermore, the study showed that there is a problem regarding getting witnesses to give their statements to the police during investigations of lethal violence in criminal environments. Finally, greater legal possibilities regarding surveillance were identified as a part of the result.

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2022. , p. 47
Keywords [en]
Gang crime, lethal violence, police investigations, socially vulnerable areas, clearance rate
Keywords [sv]
Gängkriminalitet, dödligt våld, polisiära utredningar, socialt utsatta områden, uppklaringsgrad
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-39436OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-39436DiVA, id: diva2:1680406
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Criminology
Educational program
Study Program in Applied Criminology
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Available from: 2022-08-10 Created: 2022-07-04 Last updated: 2022-08-10Bibliographically approved

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