Reducing the age of criminal

Article 228 of the Constitution provides that children under 18 can not be treated as criminals. In 1993 he was presented a draft Constitutional Amendment (PEC) to allow the penalty to 16 years. Increasing violence among teenagers and the controversy over whether the topic should be of constitutiona...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Gonçalves, Simone da Silveira, Geysiara Morgana Borges
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2000-01-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/zeroseis/article/view/12272
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description Article 228 of the Constitution provides that children under 18 can not be treated as criminals. In 1993 he was presented a draft Constitutional Amendment (PEC) to allow the penalty to 16 years. Increasing violence among teenagers and the controversy over whether the topic should be of constitutional fact has led to the presentation of seven PEC's, ongoing in the House and Senate. Among the population and the media the issue gained momentum especially after the rebellions in Febem in 1999.
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spelling doaj.art-39c67d13b082478c823e4ac556d1f3062022-12-21T20:30:23ZporUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaZero-a-seis1980-45122000-01-01221710.5007/1227210340Reducing the age of criminalFabiana Gonçalves0Simone da Silveira1Geysiara Morgana Borges2Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaArticle 228 of the Constitution provides that children under 18 can not be treated as criminals. In 1993 he was presented a draft Constitutional Amendment (PEC) to allow the penalty to 16 years. Increasing violence among teenagers and the controversy over whether the topic should be of constitutional fact has led to the presentation of seven PEC's, ongoing in the House and Senate. Among the population and the media the issue gained momentum especially after the rebellions in Febem in 1999.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/zeroseis/article/view/12272EducaçãoDireito PenalConstituição
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Educação
Direito Penal
Constituição
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title_full Reducing the age of criminal
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Direito Penal
Constituição
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