http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=2934&date=20060126
"'The punishment does not have the rehabilitative effect which the government considers to be fundamental. The youngster is not motivated to abide by the law. On the contrary, higher fines could mean debt which could make it harder for young people to establish themselves in adult life.' Unpaid community service for people aged 15-17 would, believes the ministry, be a far more effective punishment in the long run."
