Lekmannaövervakare
A lay supervisor (lekmannaövervakare) is a private individual who, on behalf of the probation service, supports a convicted person during the supervision period. The assignment is voluntary and means being available as a fellow human being alongside the probation service's own staff. The aim is for the convicted person to get support to live a law-abiding life and find their way back to a functioning life after the sentence.