Abstract
The objective of this paper is to analyze factors related with the behavior of adolescents in Conflict with the Law through the study of the relationship between recidivism in youth detention centers (YDC) and their family context, social and neighborhoods context. In this paper we identify a negative correlation between a good performance on the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) calculated in 2004, by districts in Porto Alegre, that means low social vulnerability and recidivism in YDC. The information used here was obtained from 138 Medical records at Fundacao de Atendimento Socio-Educativo (FASE). We propose a logistic regression model to understand how risk factors for delinquency in family context and social context correspond with the available statistics of adolescents in detention centers. In this capital city, an important factor to explain the recidivism in delinquency is the drug use of “marijuana-and-solvents” and “crack” when compared with the category of “denies or does not use drugs”. The results suggest that one should incorporate into the analysis the drug consumption between adolescents and their treatment in public or private health institutions. Additional work should be carried out not only in Porto Alegre but in other Brazilian cities. This work is original and useful for Law and Social Sciences research and public policies about Drugs, Delinquency and the Juvenile Court in Brazil.
Highlights
IntroductionRS with information on juvenile offenders are Neto, Neto and Vasconcellos
Introduction studies inRS with information on juvenile offenders are Neto6, Neto7 and Vasconcellos8.According to Data Processing Company of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (PROCERGS)9, in the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 were consummated, respectively: 8, 12, 36 and 5 homicides against adolescents in Porto Alegre
In this paper we identify a negative correlation between a good performance on the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) calculated in 2004, by districts in Porto Alegre, that means low social vulnerability and recidivism in youth detention centers (YDC)
Summary
RS with information on juvenile offenders are Neto, Neto and Vasconcellos. According to Data Processing Company of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (PROCERGS), in the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 were consummated, respectively: 8, 12, 36 and 5 homicides against adolescents in Porto Alegre. For the same period and the city, the participation of adolescent offenders in homicides was: 25 (2005), 9 (2006), 9 (2007) and zero (2008). From 2007, there were more homicides committed against teenagers than those committed by them. The homicides attempts against adolescents reached 125 while there was a total of 64 attempts homicides by teenagers. None of these facts can be justified in any society
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