TITLE:
Juvenile Offenders: Suspension of Trial and “Probationary Period”. A Study on Re-Educational Role of Social Service in Italy
AUTHORS:
Nicola Malizia
KEYWORDS:
Juveniles, Crimes, Social Service, Criminal Justice, Re-Education
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Applied Sociology,
Vol.11 No.3,
March
31,
2021
ABSTRACT: The aim
of this study is to investigate the institution of the “probationary period”
for juvenile offenders in Italy, after the suspension of criminal proceedings.
The aim of this alternative measure to detention is to re-educate and
resocialise minors who have entered the criminal circuit, avoiding traumatic
contact with prison and the reiteration of criminal conduct. The data
collection was carried out through the cooperation of the Italian Juvenile
Service Offices and the Ministry of
Justice. The statistical method used Mathlab R2020b made it
possible to process data from 2010 to 2020 to quantify criminal conduct, types
and specificity of offences committed by Italian and foreign minors (both male
and female), as well as to verify the effectiveness of probation. The positive
results exceed 80% and demonstrate the effectiveness of the “probationary period” instrument in the process of
re-education and re-socia- lisation of juvenile offenders.