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Published more: 2016-10-18 10:23 | SR - SVERIGES RADIO

Support for criminal gang leavers also used on former terrorists

The city of Lund in southern Sweden, where the municipal council has a programme for helping people leave violent extremism.

Around 140 people have so far returned to Sweden after having left violent groups in Syria and Iraq, and some Swedish local councils are prepared to use the techniques they have pioneered to use with people who leave criminal gangs.

The municipal council of the southern city of Lund has a programme in place that helps people who want to leave behind a life of violence and crime. It involves help with housing, employment and cleaning up debts.

This way of working is...