Social Democrats want to double
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Social Democrats want to double probation for sex offenders in Sweden

The Social Democrats want to introduce several measures to protect women who are victims of crime. Sweden should become the best in Europe at protecting women before violence occurs, says the party's legal policy spokesperson Teresa Carvalho at a press conference.

The party wants to toughen the punishment for gross violation of women's privacy. S also wants to double the probation period for those who have committed sexual offences and crimes that fall under the category of men's violence against women, from at least two to at least four years.

Release must not mean that society leaves the woman to her own fate, says Carvalho (S).

S wants to introduce exclusion zones for men who are deemed to pose a particularly serious threat to a woman and see a victims' rights law that would make the rights clear for the victim.

Carvalho also wants to stop what she calls the Tidö government's "mass closure" of sheltered housing.

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