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Idrott som brottsförebyggande åtgärd?: En kvantitativ analys om hur deltagande i idrottsaktiviteter kan påverka ungdomskriminaliteten i Sveriges kommuner
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work, Criminology and Public Health Sciences.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work, Criminology and Public Health Sciences.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Sustainable development
Sustainable development according to the University's criteria is not relevant for the essay/thesis
Alternative title
Sport as a crime prevention measure? : A quantitative analysis of how participation in sports activities can affect youth crime in Sweden’s municipalities. (English)
Abstract [sv]

Denna studies syfte var att undersöka vilken effekt idrottsaktivitet har på brottsnivån i Sveriges kommuner. Fokuset var att studera om sport kan användas som brottsförebyggande åtgärd mot ungdomsbrottslighet på kommunnivå i Sverige. Kvantitativa metoder genomfördes främst genom linjära regressionsanalyser för att undersöka effekterna mellan beroende- och oberoende variabler kontrollerat för andra faktorer. Datan vi använt oss av i denna studie kommer från olika statliga myndigheter och organisationer. Resultatet visar att idrottsaktivitet har negativa effekter på anmälda brott, det vill säga när idrottsaktiviteten ökar så minskar brottsligheten. Vår studie visar också att idrottsaktivitetet har negativa effekter på flera enskilda brottstyper som studerats. Studien har öppnat upp för ett nytt perspektiv kring idrottsaktivitet och dess brottsförebyggande effekter, och en förhoppning med denna studie är att skapa ett välgrundat underlag för vidare forskning. 

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sport activity on the crime rate in Swedish municipalities. The focus was to study whether sports can be used as a crime prevention measure against youth crime at the municipal level in Sweden. Quantitative methods were used, mainly linear regressions to investigate the effects between dependentand independent variables controlled for other factors. The data we have used in this study comes from different government agencies and organizations. The result shows that sport activity has negative effects on reported offenses, when the sport activity increases, the crimes decrease. Our study also shows that sport activity has negative effects on many individual crimes that have been studied. The study has opened for a new perspective on sport activity and their crime prevention effects, and an expectation we have on this study is to create a well-founded basis for further research. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 69
Keywords [en]
Sport activity, youth crime, municipality, effect, crime prevention
Keywords [sv]
Idrottsaktivitet, ungdomsbrottslighet, kommun, effekt, brottsförebyggande
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-44972OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-44972DiVA, id: diva2:1877500
Subject / course
Criminology
Educational program
Study Program in Applied Criminology
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Available from: 2024-06-26 Created: 2024-06-25 Last updated: 2024-06-26Bibliographically approved

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