Grow into Juvenile Penitentiary Detection. Young adult offenders and their treatment

Journal title PSICOLOGIA DI COMUNITA’
Author/s Giacomo Scattarreggia, Maria Garro
Publishing Year 2017 Issue 2017/1
Language Italian Pages 10 P. 81-90 File size 142 KB
DOI 10.3280/PSC2017-001007
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The young adult treatment within juvenile penitentiary facilities, following the Decree Law No. D.L. 92/14, converted into law in August of the same year, requires us to reflect and analyse on the appropriate treatments not only for minors but also for those between 18 and 25 years of age. Reviewing the necessity to respond adequately to a new type of category in the main commitment of a prison worker, who needs special training to acquire specific competence and to create suitable treatment paths. These, if linked to a steady and necessary growth of the minors, can influence the detention period as a path aimed to social reintegration and a full citizenship.

Keywords: Minors, juvenile justice, educator, treatment

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Giacomo Scattarreggia, Maria Garro, Crescere in IPM. Il trattamento dei giovani adulti autori di reato in "PSICOLOGIA DI COMUNITA’" 1/2017, pp 81-90, DOI: 10.3280/PSC2017-001007