Abstract

SANTOS, Luana Isabelle Cabral dos; OLIVEIRA, Andressa Maia de; PAIVA, Ilana Lemos de  and  YAMAMOTO, Oswaldo Hajime. Youth and violence: life trajectories and public policies. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.2, pp. 521-538. ISSN 1808-4281.

Data shows that the number of homicides among individuals from 15 to 24 years old is higher than among others ages. This work reflects on the contexts in which the youngsters, victims of homicides were inserted. Interviews were carried out with relatives of seven young murdered at Natal-RN, attended by the Coordenadoria de Direitos Humanos e Defesa das Minorias. The issues discussed included: violence and possible vectors, public policies, among others. It was noticed that five youth were male, five were out of school range, and all had poor economic conditions. The relatives reflected about violence, frequently relating it to drugs (abuse or trafficking) and about the absence of governmental actions directed to the youth. It was questioned the relationship relation between the juvenile's conditions and society and the public equipments, and the absence of policies focused on the youth that aim at the citizenship of this population.

Keywords : Youth; violence; homicide; public policy.

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