Youth Justice and Education: A Typology of Educational Approaches to the Resocialisation of Young Offenders in Spain

• NCJ Number: 245261
• Journal: International Journal of Criminology and Sociology Volume: 2 Dated: 2013 Pages: 438-452
• Author(s): Felipe Morente Mejias; Inmaculada Barroso Benítez; Charlie Davison; Gillian Green
• Date Published: 2013
• Length: 15 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

This paper focuses on an analytical typology of the educational styles used at young offenders' institutions in Spain.

Abstract

The Young Offenders Act that entered Spanish law in 2000 represents a significant attempt to place personalized educational programs for young people with social/criminal problems at the center of policy and practice. This paper examines the teams and educational programs designed to manage and implement the goal of 're-socialization' enshrined in the Act. This paper focuses on an analytical typology of the educational styles used at young offenders' institutions in Spain. The analysis highlights the differences between styles in relation to the key underlying objectives of social reorientation and citizen empowerment. The wide range of models experimented with in different Spanish regions has great relevance to youth justice systems in other countries. For example, the typology we put forward has concrete implications for recent developments in England, in the light of moves towards establishing a national network of "Secure Colleges" for convicted young people. (Published Abstract)