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Gothenburg Social Democrats Want to Invest in Youth Centers to Prevent Crime

From Dagens Nyheter · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Political parties in several Swedish municipalities are divided over whether youth centers help prevent crime or enable recruitment.
  • Gothenburg’s Social Democrats support investing in centers with more structure and less unplanned loitering.

Do youth centers help prevent crime, or can they make recruitment easier? The question is dividing parties in several Swedish municipalities.

In Gothenburg, the Social Democrats want to invest in youth centers built around more structure and less “aimless hanging out.” Party chairman Jonas Attenius said the facilities should still be enjoyable.

It should be damn fun too.

· Jonas AtteniusThe Gothenburg Social Democratic chairman said structured youth centers should remain enjoyable.
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