Law Enforcement
The main body for law enforcement in Sweden is the Swedish Police Service (Polisen).
The Ministry of Justice, a cabinet-level department in the government of Sweden headed by the Minister of Justice, is primarily concerned with legislation concerning law enforcement. The actual day-to-day administration is the responsibility of the National Police Board (Rikspolisstyrelsen).
Until the middle 19th century, Swedish police were decentralized, unprofessional, and disorganized. After a study in 1962 recommended nationalization, the police service was centralized in 1965.
The Prison and Probation Service is the government agency handling prisons in Sweden.
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