Abstract

PREDEBON, Juliana  and  GIONGO, Cláudia. The family of teenagers in conflict with the law: contributions of Brazilian research. Pensando fam. [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.1, pp. 88-104. ISSN 1679-494X.

This study carry out a systematic review of national literature regarding scientific articles produced in Brazil in the period from 2003 to 2013 discussing families of teenagers in conflict with the law. The search was conducted in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) through the Index Psi Scientific Journals, Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo) and LILACS. Only empirical articles published in specific psychology journals available online and in full were listed. The descriptors used were: (a) family, (b) adolescence, (c) criminal offense, (d) socio-educational measures, and (e) conflict with the law. A number of 19 articles was selected covered themes such as the meaning of protective and socio-educational measures, the meaning of the family and the measurement instruments used to assess the young offender. Families were little cohesive, with a history of violence and weakened parental authority. Other social programs addressing the family, school, professional training, income generation and the construction of new life projects are needed.

Keywords : Teenagers; Family; Criminal offense.

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