Here in Sweden some of those 'experiments' have been policy [1] for many decades. There is an increased call to do away with many of them since they - in combin

Here in Sweden some of those 'experiments' have been policy [1] for many decades. There is an increased call to do away with many of them since they - in combination with the mishandling of migration which has led to ethnically segregated ghettoes - have led to an explosion of gang-related crime [2]. - Under 18 year old convicts in practice do not get sentenced to prison no matter the crimes they commit, instead they tend to get off with a warning for 'small crimes' and are sent to social care ('ungdomsvård' or 'youth care') for 'larger crimes', this can be in a closed facility for crimes like murder and rape. Under 15 can not be prosecuted at all. This has led to a large increase in the use of under-18s by (ethnically segregated) criminal gangs where "att brösta en fyra för att bli en hundragubbe" [2] (taking four years of 'ungdomsvård' (for murder) to prove your 100% loyalty to the gang) has become a way to get away with murder while gaining new recruits. - Under 21 year old convicts get reduced sentences ('ungdomsrabatt' or 'youth discount') which is also useful for gangs which see their members back on the streets within a short time. So going by the long-time experiment run here in Sweden the conclusion seems to be that these policies do not help in lowering the crime rate, in fact the opposite seems to be true. [1] https://www.aklagare.se/lattlast/ungdomar-brott-och-straff/sarskilda-straff-for-ungdomar/ https://www.aklagare.se/lattlast/ungdomar-brott-och-straff/s... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/26/fatal-shootings-have-risen-in-sweden-despite-fall-across-europe-report-finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/26/fatal-shooting... [3] https://www.svensktidskrift.se/ett-parallellsamhalle-som-letat-sig-in-pa-kultursidorna/ https://www.svensktidskrift.se/ett-parallellsamhalle-som-let...