Revista de Políticas Públicas (Jan 2009)
MEDIANDO UMA CULTURA DE NÃO-VIOLÊNCIA: a municipalização da medida de liberdade assistida na integração social do adolescente em conflito com a lei
Abstract
The study aims to analyze public policies to face urban violence. It interprets the phenomenon as a result of objective factors, such as social inequality and the failure of the punishment system and of subjective reasons such as the consumption, culture and the social institutions’ crisis. With rising crime it is necessary to develop new efficient ressocialization measures for the offender. So, it is proposed as an alternative measure the municipalization of freedom assisted by an educational partner, dedicated to the care of adolescents in conflict with the law. And to the extent of assisted freedom measure mediate a culture of nonviolence is necessary to integrate the adolescents in conflict with the law in society, strengthening fundamental values such as: citizenship; family; education; culture and work.