Adolescentes con episodios conflictivos con la ley penal: Restituir derechos y construir ciudadanía. Reflexiones a partir del Programa Propiciar de La Matanza.

Abstract

This article proposes some reflections about
To the possibilities of intervening in problematic
Through social policies with a
Of rights from a municipality of the conurbano
Buenos Aires Province. In a context where some actors
Promote the lowering of the age of punishment from
Of the stereotype of the youth of popular sectors
As dangerous, it seems relevant and timely
Analyze the management of the Program
In La Matanza with non-punishable adolescents. There
We emphasize: (re) definition of the problem to not
Continue a punitive sense of intervention;
The proposal for a territorial approach based on
rights; Some tensions in implementation;
The limits and limits related to the particularities
Of territories marked by inequality and
Exclusion and the deficit of public policies of
scale; Finally, it is argued that this type of
Approaches may be a reference to
What can and should be done in terms of
social politics.