The Scandinavian Criminality is rather varied. Most of them are rebel groups reverting to crime to sponsor their anti-social behaviour. Some are just in for the thrill, and some for the money. We will detail the various organisations operating in ScanFed, but be calm, the efficient Secret Police is protecting you! Please enjoy your stay!
Scandinavian Ministry of Information
Snapphanar:
Snapphanar is a rather well organized guerilla group in the south of Sweden. They have their bases in Scania, which they claim as a Free State. Drawing its origin from the past, when there was a war between Sweden and Denmark over the provinces of Scanialand in the 15th century, they rally to the war cry. Due to disagreement with the Military Command of ScanFed, the displaced citizens of the city of Malmoe and other dissidents began to take up arms against their true government. For the moment
Loyalists are a small group of former -politicians, -media men, -teachers, -engineers, -officers and other 'has-been' that feel disgruntled with the current political situation.
They strive to return to the 'good-old-days' when the military regime not even a nightmare, and when the loyalists held power. As a cult figure for them is the formeer Queen Victoria and her husband Haakon, imprisoned in Bergen, in the Duchy of Norway.
Fairly harmless protestors, they are excellent in propaganda, and manipulation. They operate several bandit-stations to spread their views to the people. The ScanFed Counterintelligence has been rather successful in containing that cancer, and each broadcast has been intercepted and shut down within 15 minutes, often permanently.
There is almost no organized crime in Scandinavia, the exceptions being smugglers in the Duchy of Norway, and some local Vory Zakone (Russian Mob) cells. No Yakuza, no Cosa Nostra and no Seoulpa Ring activity has been noticed.
Citizenship and punishments:
Scandinavian Citizens are privileged. If you break the law, you loose some of that privilege. Thanks to the efficient criminal system in Scandinavia, reformed criminal enter the society without a mark on his records indicating him or her as former criminals. This has a small price, however. The price is that you loose one level of status after you reenter society.
Nomenclature class citizens who breaks the law, drops to first class citizens after the treatment. First class citizens drops to second class. Second class citizens are a bit special, as they mostly consists of immigrants. If you are deemed of Specific Value to the Society, you will drop to third class citizen after the treatment. If you are not, you will, after your treatment, be deported to your last know homeland. Third class citizens that commit a crime, is deported.
This means that repeat offenders slide further and further down the ladder, and finally gets deported to a country chosen by the Ministry of Justice. None citizen resident offenders are likewise deported. Visitors will be sent home after treatment. SINless residents are considered escaped criminals, and may have a warrant on their return. They will be used for the best good at the hands of the Ministry of Justice upon capture.
Scandinavian dissidents are few, but those that are, are taken care of, and sent to a re-education camp to be adjusted. Even certain criminals goes to the camps for a chance to re-enter society once again.
There are a number of camps in Scandinavia, most of them located in abandoned mines. They are all built according to the same structure, a 30 story structure of reinforced plascrete, laced with electronic equipment to keep the inmates secure from outside influence. Certain meassures to block magical interaction is also in place. Only the topmost three levels are above ground, and houses the reception area, and communication compound. The next three are administration, and security levels.
Below ground begins the internment camps. On the next three are the female department for the type A prisoners. Then a security level. Next three levels of the male department for Type A prisoners. Then another security level.
This goes on with Type B and Type C prisoners, ending with a security level at the bottom. All levels are monitored, and each prisoner has free medical service as well as quality A food. Security guards man each station on the levels, and is a very priviledged position, and the applicants are undergoing a long and thorough screening process, to ensure the highest of quality and security.
The communication section maintains a large network of tranceivers, to keep control of all the loyalty collars. Should anyone stray outside the reach of the tranceivers, or a tranceiver is shut down, all collars out of contact will dramatically self destruct. A few tele-executions occur, but they are only performed on ex-convicts that violates AAA Security perimeters. Before crossing such a boundary, a warning shot of pain is issued from the collar.
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