The reoffending rate in Sweden is between 30 and 40% – to compare that with another European country, the number is around half that of the UK. One thing that has kept reoffending down and the number of prisoners in Sweden below 70 per 100,000 people is that anyone under 15 cannot be responsible for their crime. Also, in Sweden, no young person under the age of 21 can be sentenced to life – this is not the same in many other countries – and they try to keep young offenders out of prison.
What is true of offenders under the age of 15 in Sweden?
They cannot be held responsible for crimes they commit The have a particularly low reoffending rate as compared to other age groups They have to be released from prison before they turn 21 They find prison conditions harsh