Meanings of the world of crime adolescents at treatment facilities, Brazil

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Vinicius Coscioni
Bruno Graebin de Farias
Edinete Maria Rosa
Silvia Helena Koller

Abstract

This study aims to comprehend meanings of the world of crime among adolescents at treatment facilities. The participants of this study were 25 male adolescents (15 to 19 years) at four treatment facilities in the states of Espírito Santo and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Two focal groups in each statewere held, interpreted using the Thematic Analysis technique. The meanings expressed by participants revealed that their affiliation with the world of crime meets their needs of economic security, strengthening of personal identity, social recognition, sense of belonging, and physical protection. Their involvement in the world of crime consists of a hidden resilience process. The comprehension of adolescents' perspectives of the world of crime can inform services so that they are able to meet their material and symbolic needs and prevent risks.

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Meanings of the world of crime adolescents at treatment facilities, Brazil. (2019). Revista Latinoamericana De Ciencias Sociales, Niñez Y Juventud , 17(2), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.17214
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Segunda Sección: Estudios e Investigaciones
Author Biographies

Vinicius Coscioni, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutorando pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
e pesquisador visitante na Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciência da Educação, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.
Orcid: 0000-0003-4007-957X.

Bruno Graebin de Farias, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutorando pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do
Sul. Orcid: 0000-0002-7323-8621.

Edinete Maria Rosa, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Professora Associada do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Espírito
Santo. Orcid: 0000-0003-4279-8308. H5: 9.

Silvia Helena Koller, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Professora Titular do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
do Sul. Orcid: 0000-0001-9109-6674. H5: 42

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Meanings of the world of crime adolescents at treatment facilities, Brazil. (2019). Revista Latinoamericana De Ciencias Sociales, Niñez Y Juventud , 17(2), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.17214