Prisão preventiva de menores de 18 anos

: perspetivas de profissionais da área da justiça

Abstract

Abstract: The present study analyzes data from interviews with professionals, that work in the justice service, with the aim to examine their perceptions regarding the application of pre-trial detention to young offenders. Seventeen professionals were interviewed and from the data analysis five themes emerged: 1) negative factors associated with pre-trial detention; 2) positive factors associated with pre-trial detention; 3) alternatives to pretrial detention; 4) needs for changes in the legal system’s stance towards young offenders; 5) impact of the pre-trial detention in the life course of young offenders. The results suggest that pre-trial detention can constitute itself as positive when the security of the society is considered, however, it constitutes itself as negative when only the young offender is considered. This way, the benefits that are gained for the society, when the young offender is detained, aren’t an effective option when balancing with the cost or outcome of when the young offender reenters society.

Date of Award	18 Jul 2017
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Mariana Barbosa (Supervisor)