The Committee on Justice is a standing committee

Standing Committee

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 of the Parliament of Sweden

Parliament of Sweden

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. The committee prepares matters concerning the judicial system

Judiciary

The judiciary is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes...

. This policy area includes the court

Court

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s, the public prosecution service, the police service

Swedish Police Service

The Swedish Police Service is a collection of Government agencies concerned with police matters in Sweden. The Swedish Police Service consists of 28,500 employees of which 39 per cent are women. The staff consists of 20,000 police officers of which 25 per cent are women and 8,500 civilian staff of...

, the correctional care system

Swedish Prison and Probation Service

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 and the National Council for Crime Prevention, the National Board of Forensic Medicine and the Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority

Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority

The Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority is a Swedish government agency which provides compensation and support for victims of crime...

. The committee also prepares matters concerning the Penal Code  and the Code of Judicial Procedure .

The Committee on Justice was established in 1971. Like the other standing committees of the Parliament of Sweden, the Committee on Justice consists of 17 elected Members of Parliament (at least one from each party). Traditionally, the chairman of the Committee on Justice is chosen from the largest opposition party. The current chairman is Thomas Bodström

Thomas Bodström

Thomas Lennart Bodström is a Swedish politician and member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. He was the Swedish Minister for Justice in the two last succeeding governments of the Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, from 2000 to 2006. Since October 2006 until October 2010 he was the chairman...

 of the Social Democratic Party

Swedish Social Democratic Party

The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...

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External links

• Justitieutskottet, official website