La risposta alla devianza minorile tra istanze punitive ed esigenze educative

From the most recent interventions by the Italian legislator in response to juvenile delinquency, a tendency emerges to prioritize social security and public reassurance over the protection of the best interest of the child, in light of a “feared” increase in juvenile crime. This trajectory—consiste...

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Main Author: Cadamuro, Elena
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Language:Italian
Published: Padova University Press 2025
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description From the most recent interventions by the Italian legislator in response to juvenile delinquency, a tendency emerges to prioritize social security and public reassurance over the protection of the best interest of the child, in light of a “feared” increase in juvenile crime. This trajectory—consistent with criminal policy choices more generally adopted for adults—contrasts with constitutional and supranational principles that have long required the specificities of the juvenile micro-system to be considered. A critical and systematic investigation, focusing on the latest reform measures, reveals a contradictory normative “archipelago” skewed toward purely punitive approaches, as demonstrated in particular by the current regulations on preventive measures and the amendments made to Presidential Decree no. 448/1988. This makes a comprehensive systemic rethinking of the multiple measures applicable to delinquent minors increasingly necessary, including the perspective of introducing a renewed and specific sanctioning framework. The study therefore proposes the coordinates for a possible reform that would address both penal and para-penal responses to juvenile delinquency—even in its most serious forms—guided by the fundamental criterion of the superior interest of the minor, while also enabling the potential of the restorative paradigm in this context, thus creating a “system” oriented toward genuinely educational purposes.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1699992025-12-09T05:17:22Z La risposta alla devianza minorile tra istanze punitive ed esigenze educative Cadamuro, Elena Juvenile delinquency Italian legislation Best interest of the child Punitive measures Systemic reform Restorative justice thema EDItEUR::L Law From the most recent interventions by the Italian legislator in response to juvenile delinquency, a tendency emerges to prioritize social security and public reassurance over the protection of the best interest of the child, in light of a “feared” increase in juvenile crime. This trajectory—consistent with criminal policy choices more generally adopted for adults—contrasts with constitutional and supranational principles that have long required the specificities of the juvenile micro-system to be considered. A critical and systematic investigation, focusing on the latest reform measures, reveals a contradictory normative “archipelago” skewed toward purely punitive approaches, as demonstrated in particular by the current regulations on preventive measures and the amendments made to Presidential Decree no. 448/1988. This makes a comprehensive systemic rethinking of the multiple measures applicable to delinquent minors increasingly necessary, including the perspective of introducing a renewed and specific sanctioning framework. The study therefore proposes the coordinates for a possible reform that would address both penal and para-penal responses to juvenile delinquency—even in its most serious forms—guided by the fundamental criterion of the superior interest of the minor, while also enabling the potential of the restorative paradigm in this context, thus creating a “system” oriented toward genuinely educational purposes. 2025-12-09T05:17:22Z 2025-12-09T05:17:22Z 2025-12-08T08:57:40Z 2025 book ONIX_20251208T095526_9788869384776_15 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/109001 9788869384776 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/169999 ita open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/109001/1/9788869384776.pdf Padova University Press 10.25430/pupb-2025-9788869384776 10.25430/pupb-2025-9788869384776 43b83f94-47ca-48a0-8a29-6b9be6c3cee2 9788869384776 194 Padova open access
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Systemic reform
Restorative justice
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La risposta alla devianza minorile tra istanze punitive ed esigenze educative
title La risposta alla devianza minorile tra istanze punitive ed esigenze educative
title_full La risposta alla devianza minorile tra istanze punitive ed esigenze educative
title_fullStr La risposta alla devianza minorile tra istanze punitive ed esigenze educative
title_full_unstemmed La risposta alla devianza minorile tra istanze punitive ed esigenze educative
title_short La risposta alla devianza minorile tra istanze punitive ed esigenze educative
title_sort la risposta alla devianza minorile tra istanze punitive ed esigenze educative
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Italian legislation
Best interest of the child
Punitive measures
Systemic reform
Restorative justice
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Restorative justice
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