Abstract:
The object of study of the present dissertation is the situation of vulnerability of teenage offenders. Given this, a dialogical relationship between theology and pedagogy is assumed, so as to enable the common good for all. From this possible relationship, one can perceive that the participatory mobilizing act found constantly in Christian churches is part of a democratic regime of citizenship that cannot be neglected. The existence (and necessity) of essential guiding models or principles in the reintegration of a vulnerable and offending adolescent is therefore problematic, with the greater aim of breaking the still existing barriers of prejudice, marginalization and exclusion that pervade the cruel reality of Brazilian society. That said, it is an emergency the ceaseless quest for paradigms that serve, on the individual and collective levels, as the guiding thread for the latent citizenship to emerge. To think of teenage offenders, before any evaluation, is to perceive them not only as criminals but also as victims of a hypocritical and indifferent society that mistreats, that camouflages its false truth and attacks “the other”, denying them rights and imposing on them duties. In addition, the role of the State in the life of young people is verified, based on the public policies and legal rights in force for the public in question, while recognizing the transforming (and possible) role of the family and school.
