Journal title MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA
Author/s Lara Ferla
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/2
Language Italian Pages 24 P. 11-34 File size 117 KB
DOI 10.3280/MAL2025-002002
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Currently, the criminal justice scenario is characterised by an increased focus on juvenile delinquency. In this field, the risk of recidivism and consolidation of criminal behaviour among adolescents and young adults are issues of particular concern. In accordance with many rules and regulations, criminal Courts are supposed to provide a prognostic assessment of the offender, in order to determine whether their will desist from further criminal behaviours. In addition, when determining the penalty for a crime, the Italian Penal Code considers habitual and repeated criminal conducts as aggravating factors. Should the perpetrator be a minor, these issues become even more complex, given the psychological and physical development that the adolescent is still undergoing. Recently, some legislative reforms in the juvenile justice system have established that the nature of the offence committed by the minor is a paramount factor in determining their procedural path, including the possibility to access re-education measures. However, other than the assessments which are strictly linked to the type of offence committed, the first and essential necessity for minors is to see as addressed the underlying causes that led them to the criminal conduct. It is therefore crucial that adequate opportunities are made available to these minors, in order to and with the priority of facilitating re-education processes and preventing the consolidation of a criminal career.
Keywords: juvenile delinquency, underage offender, recidivism, criminal career, re-education measures.
Lara Ferla, Minorenni, criminalità e recidiva, tra giudizi prognostici e istanze di responsabilizzazione in "MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA" 2/2025, pp 11-34, DOI: 10.3280/MAL2025-002002