"Petter", 30, was drawn into crime early on, where he initially found a community he had previously lacked.
Today, "Petter" regrets many things he did during his time as a gang member, such as hiring younger people to sell drugs.
He sees how the exploitation of young people has continued and become increasingly serious.
- If you already identify yourself as a gangster, someone will come and say "you get a hundred salmon if you help me cut this person" and give you a gun.
And then they go and do it, says "Petter".
Includes penalty discount
The penalty rebate is something that young criminals take into account before they decide whether to commit more serious crimes, says "Petter".
- They have already come so far in their criminal career that they are prepared to do so, without needing a major push.
Against harder roof
"Petter" is still against the swing towards a tougher grip on juvenile delinquents that is happening right now.
He believes that long prison sentences in prisons together with older criminals risk exacerbating young people's crime.
- It seems to disappear more and more that it is actually children we are talking about.
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