A redução da maioridade penal na concepção da equipe multiprofissional do centro educacional do adolescente (CEA) Sousa- PB.

Abstract

The age for a person to answer criminally for their actions is 18 years. The progressive wave of violence and the involvement of children and adolescents in illegal acts have prompted the discussion on reducing the legal age as a way to reduce violence. This study aims to analyze the issue of reducing the legal age from the perspective of a group of professionals from a Childcare-Unit. Under this purpose, interviews were conducted with 11 professionals and then examined the speech of the subjects based on the meaning core. In the survey, most of the respondents is against the reduction of the legal age for believing be the structural problem, due to important issues such as the ineffectiveness of public policies, the precariousness of the educational systems, family disorders. They reinforced that this contrast would be a repeated form of violence against these young people who are commonly inserted into a process of social exclusion, denial of access to rights, which leads to lack of social perspective and opportunities, and results in gradual socio-economic and cultural differences . Another possible aspect to be noticed is the relation between the level of education and the judgement of the respondents. Favorable arguments are given predominantly among those with less study time. It was frequently noticed in both groups the need for more effective public policies aimed at this audience, belonging to the most vulnerable classes and to ensure the quality of social and educational measures recommended by law.