[citation needed] This rule has recently come under review, in light of the upsurge of terrorist activity following the 9/11 attacks and the bombings in Bali, Madrid and London it has been suggested that the military should be allowed to aid the police in certain situations of heightened tension.
It is responsible for law enforcement, general social order and public safety within the country.
Similar multidisciplinary organizations are the Økokrim in Norway and the Scorpions in South Africa.
The prosecutors also hold a number of quasi-judicial powers like, though not officially, acting as judges in several misdemeanor cases.
The Chancellor, roughly the Attorney General of Sweden, acts, besides supervising lawyers and public officials, as a special prosecutor in several cases.
The Chancellor does have, as being a prosecutor, investigative powers in cases regarding misconduct of lawyers and public officials, and violations of the Swedish laws dealing with press freedom.
The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (Swedish: Statens institutionsstyrelse) arrange compulsory care for young people with psychosocial problems and for adults suffering from substance abuse problems.