Socio-educational interventions with non-incarcerated, adjudicated youth in Rio Grande do Sul: a brazilian experience.

This article describes an innovative intervention for troubled juveniles who have been adjuducated for criminal offenses but who have not been incacerated. It begins by outlining the legislation that legitimizes and supports the intervention, follows by detailing the intervnetion itself, and conclud...

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Autor principal: Craidy, Carmen Maria
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Facultad de Trabajo Social y Desarrollo Humano 2009
Acceso en línea:http://eprints.uanl.mx/8722/1/art4a.pdf
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Sumario:This article describes an innovative intervention for troubled juveniles who have been adjuducated for criminal offenses but who have not been incacerated. It begins by outlining the legislation that legitimizes and supports the intervention, follows by detailing the intervnetion itself, and concludes by offering a summary of outcomes experienced by the program’s participants. As a university/communtiy partnership the intervention has shown positive results in Brazil, and offers promise as an effective program throughout the Americas.