The Economic Crimes Bureau
The Economic Crimes Bureau is a centre of competence and knowledge for combating economic crime. The Bureau’s approximately 400 personnel and associates comprise mainly of prosecutors, police officers, economic investigators and administrative staff who are jointly responsible for the Bureau’s operational duties, that is, detecting and impeding crime, investigating offences and taking legal proceedings against criminals.
The Ombudsmen of Justice (JO)
The Ombudsmen of Justice (JO) or the Parliamentary Ombudsmen to give them their official title are elected by the Swedish Riksdag (Parliament) to ensure that public authorities and their staff comply with the laws and other statutes governing their actions. The Ombudsmen exercise this supervision by evaluating and investigating complaints from the general public, by making inspections of the various authorities and by conducting other forms of inquiry that they initiate themselves.
The Prison and Probation Service
The Prison and Probation Service has two main goals. To contribute to the reduction of criminality, and to work to increase safety in society. To achieve these goals they work with sentenced persons in order to improve their possibilities of living a life without committing new crimes.
Swedish Armed Forces
The home page for the Swedish armed forces.
The Swedish Government
The home page for the Swedish government. Includes information about the government, legislation, ministries etc.
The Swedish Parliament
The aim of the English website is to provide factual and non-party political information about the Riksdag and its functions. The English website is administered by the Riksdag´s Web Editorial Office. The parliamentary documents are in general only available in Swedish. However a few of the documents have been translated into English.
The Swedish Police
It is the duty of the police to safeguard the legal rights of the individual, to prevent and detect crime. The police service with its more than 22,000 employees is one of the biggest government services in Sweden.