Punição ou Proteção? Impactos da Medida Socioeducativa de Internação sobre o Adolescente Autor de Ato Infracional

Abstract

Adolescence is a period full of changes concerning the individual physical and mental development, in addition to their elaboration of social identity. From the moment this adolescent is apprehended by the authorities for having committed an infraction, they become the responsibility of the State, which is tasked with ensuring that this young person's rights and guarantees are fulfilled in the respective detention unit. This study aims to raise the issue regarding the impacts stemming from socio-educational detention measures, and the nature of these measures—whether punitive or protective—when directed at adolescents who have committed infractions. Besides, it promotes the understanding of socio-educational detention measures associated with Psychology. The development of this study occurred through a narrative review, which is recognized as a more flexible research method. Regarding Psychology in the socio-educational setting, it is up to this field of knowledge to consider the adolescents' subjectivity and act for the well-being of this individual. Furthermore, it is responsible for the elaboration of documents, such as the psychological assessment, reports, and technical reports. Given the issues presented, it is understood that the socio-educational detention measure ends up becoming a replication of the traditional prison model, due to the coercive treatment towards adolescents, overcrowding in the units, and the absence of public policies aimed at education and professional development. So, it is found that the socio- educational detention measure persists with this punitive bias.