| Summary: | The article relies on the culture of control theoretical assumptions to analyse the impact of neoliberal social policies on Portuguese youth justice. At the turn of the 21st century, Portuguese youth justice was subjected to significant structural and formal changes, which need to be read in the light of social and political movements. The analysis provided by Garland (2001), recognized as one of the most influent on social control, becomes vital in the presentation and interpretation of such developments. Although some aspects of his thesis lack applicability to Portugal, Garland’s work offers a useful and complex lens through which the evolution of Portuguese youth justice deserves to be analysed.
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