Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor(a) principal: Benetti, Pedro Rolo
Data de Publicação: 2021
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Sociologias (Online)
DOI: 10.1590/15174522-117933
Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/117933
Resumo: Between the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil experienced an era of expansion of childhood and adolescence protection networks, based on the adoption of paradigmatic legal frameworks, such as the Child and Adolescent Statute (1990). However, even before the enactment of the ECA, in 1989, a proposal for a constitutional amendment was presented to amend article 228, which deals with the minimum age for criminal liability. Since then, several social and political actors have endeavored to preserve in the public debate the space for a vision of the youth as a problem, demanding a solution through punitive measures. The purpose of this article is to analyze the speeches of the parliamentarians involved in the discussions of the PEC 171-93, known as the reduction of the penal age, approved in 2015 in the Chamber of Deputies. From the minutes of the plenary and special commissions of the CD, it is intended to understand how a perspective of youth as a source of violencewas formed in this space. Among the many arguments used by defenders of the measure, three stand out, to be discussed in greater depth: (1) changes in the understanding of young people in relation to 1940, when the penal code was drafted; (2) exemplarity of punishment and its effects on the organization of families; and (3) the possibility of offering a response to victims of violence committed by minors.
id UFRGS-10_d4449ef71afa3eb62046dd177942cf5c
oai_identifier_str oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/117933
network_acronym_str UFRGS-10
network_name_str Sociologias (Online)
spelling Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescentsRedução da maioridade penal: a longa trajetória de um discurso sobre adolescentes / Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescentscriminal majorityspeechviolencepunishmentlegislativemaioridade penaldiscursoviolênciapuniçãolegislativoBetween the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil experienced an era of expansion of childhood and adolescence protection networks, based on the adoption of paradigmatic legal frameworks, such as the Child and Adolescent Statute (1990). However, even before the enactment of the ECA, in 1989, a proposal for a constitutional amendment was presented to amend article 228, which deals with the minimum age for criminal liability. Since then, several social and political actors have endeavored to preserve in the public debate the space for a vision of the youth as a problem, demanding a solution through punitive measures. The purpose of this article is to analyze the speeches of the parliamentarians involved in the discussions of the PEC 171-93, known as the reduction of the penal age, approved in 2015 in the Chamber of Deputies. From the minutes of the plenary and special commissions of the CD, it is intended to understand how a perspective of youth as a source of violencewas formed in this space. Among the many arguments used by defenders of the measure, three stand out, to be discussed in greater depth: (1) changes in the understanding of young people in relation to 1940, when the penal code was drafted; (2) exemplarity of punishment and its effects on the organization of families; and (3) the possibility of offering a response to victims of violence committed by minors.Entre os anos 1980 e 1990 foi possível observar, no Brasil, um momento de expansão da rede de proteção à infância e adolescência, a partir da adoção de marcos legais paradigmáticos, como o Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente (1990). No entanto, ainda antes da promulgação do ECA, em 1989, foi apresentada proposta de emenda constitucional para a alteração do artigo 228, que versa sobre a idade mínima para a imputabilidade penal. Desde então, diversos atores sociais e políticos se empenharem em preservar no debate público o espaço para uma visão do jovem como problema, a demandar solução pela via punitiva. A proposta deste artigo é analisar as falas dos parlamentares envolvidos nas discussões da PEC 171-93, conhecida como redução da maioridade penal, aprovada em 2015 na Câmara dos Deputados. A partir das atas de plenário e comissões especiais da CD, pretende-se compreender como se conformou nesse espaço uma perspectiva da juventude como possível fonte de violência. Dentre os muitos argumentos empregados pelos defensores da medida, destacam-se três, a serem discutidos em maior profundidade: (1) transformações na capacidade de entendimento dos jovens em relação a 1940, quando foi redigido o código penal; (2) exemplaridade da punição e seus efeitos sobre a organização das famílias; e (3) possibilidade de oferecer uma resposta às vítimas de violência cometida por menores de idade. ==== Between the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil experienced an era of expansion of childhood and adolescence protection networks, based on the adoption of paradigmatic legal frameworks, such as the Child and Adolescent Statute (1990). However, even before the enactment of the ECA, in 1989, a proposal for a constitutional amendment was presented to amend article 228, which deals with the minimum age for criminal liability. Since then, several social and political actors have endeavored to preserve in the public debate the space for a vision of the youth as a problem, demanding a solution through punitive measures. The purpose of this article is to analyze the speeches of the parliamentarians involved in the discussions of the PEC 171-93, known as the reduction of the penal age, approved in 2015 in the Chamber of Deputies. From the minutes of the plenary and special commissions of the CD, it is intended to understand how a perspective of youth as a source of violencewas formed in this space. Among the many arguments used by defenders of the measure, three stand out, to be discussed in greater depth: (1) changes in the understanding of young people in relation to 1940, when the penal code was drafted; (2) exemplarity of punishment and its effects on the organization of families; and (3) the possibility of offering a response to victims of violence committed by minors.Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul2021-12-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion"Avaliado pelos pares"application/pdfhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/11793310.1590/15174522-117933SOCIOLOGIAS; Vol. 23 No. 58 (2021): Adolescents deemed as a problem: narrative disputes, production of law and punishment; 168-203SOCIOLOGIAS; Vol. 23 Núm. 58 (2021): O adolescente visto como problema: disputas narrativas, produção legislativa e punição; 168-203Sociologias; v. 23 n. 58 (2021): O adolescente visto como problema: disputas narrativas, produção legislativa e punição; 168-2031807-03371517-4522reponame:Sociologias (Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGSporhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/117933/65490Copyright (c) 2021 Pedro Rolo Benettiinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBenetti, Pedro Rolo2021-12-12T18:26:45Zoai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/117933Revistahttps://seer.ufrgs.br/sociologiasPUBhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/sociologias/oai||revsoc@ufrgs.br1807-03371517-4522opendoar:2021-12-12T18:26:45Sociologias (Online) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
Redução da maioridade penal: a longa trajetória de um discurso sobre adolescentes / Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
title Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
spellingShingle Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
Benetti, Pedro Rolo
criminal majority
speech
violence
punishment
legislative
maioridade penal
discurso
violência
punição
legislativo
Benetti, Pedro Rolo
criminal majority
speech
violence
punishment
legislative
maioridade penal
discurso
violência
punição
legislativo
title_short Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
title_full Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
title_fullStr Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
title_sort Lowering the age of criminal responsibility: the long run of a discourse on adolescents
author Benetti, Pedro Rolo
author_facet Benetti, Pedro Rolo
Benetti, Pedro Rolo
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Benetti, Pedro Rolo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv criminal majority
speech
violence
punishment
legislative
maioridade penal
discurso
violência
punição
legislativo
topic criminal majority
speech
violence
punishment
legislative
maioridade penal
discurso
violência
punição
legislativo
description Between the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil experienced an era of expansion of childhood and adolescence protection networks, based on the adoption of paradigmatic legal frameworks, such as the Child and Adolescent Statute (1990). However, even before the enactment of the ECA, in 1989, a proposal for a constitutional amendment was presented to amend article 228, which deals with the minimum age for criminal liability. Since then, several social and political actors have endeavored to preserve in the public debate the space for a vision of the youth as a problem, demanding a solution through punitive measures. The purpose of this article is to analyze the speeches of the parliamentarians involved in the discussions of the PEC 171-93, known as the reduction of the penal age, approved in 2015 in the Chamber of Deputies. From the minutes of the plenary and special commissions of the CD, it is intended to understand how a perspective of youth as a source of violencewas formed in this space. Among the many arguments used by defenders of the measure, three stand out, to be discussed in greater depth: (1) changes in the understanding of young people in relation to 1940, when the penal code was drafted; (2) exemplarity of punishment and its effects on the organization of families; and (3) the possibility of offering a response to victims of violence committed by minors.
publishDate 2021
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2021-12-12
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
"Avaliado pelos pares"
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/117933
10.1590/15174522-117933
url https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/117933
identifier_str_mv 10.1590/15174522-117933
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv por
language por
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/117933/65490
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv Copyright (c) 2021 Pedro Rolo Benetti
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
rights_invalid_str_mv Copyright (c) 2021 Pedro Rolo Benetti
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv SOCIOLOGIAS; Vol. 23 No. 58 (2021): Adolescents deemed as a problem: narrative disputes, production of law and punishment; 168-203
SOCIOLOGIAS; Vol. 23 Núm. 58 (2021): O adolescente visto como problema: disputas narrativas, produção legislativa e punição; 168-203
Sociologias; v. 23 n. 58 (2021): O adolescente visto como problema: disputas narrativas, produção legislativa e punição; 168-203
1807-0337
1517-4522
reponame:Sociologias (Online)
instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
instacron:UFRGS
instname_str Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
instacron_str UFRGS
institution UFRGS
reponame_str Sociologias (Online)
collection Sociologias (Online)
repository.name.fl_str_mv Sociologias (Online) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
repository.mail.fl_str_mv ||revsoc@ufrgs.br
_version_ 1822182828080627712
dc.identifier.doi.none.fl_str_mv 10.1590/15174522-117933