Esta obra muestra muchos casos distintos explorados en los juzgados y fiscalías de menores, elegidos por su innegable interés y por sus características diferenciales que los hacen relevantes y que permiten constatar la evolución que se ha producido desde la Ley de 1948 a la de 1992, y la vigente del 2000. Aporta una visión certera de la intervención del experto en ciencias humanas y sociales que asesora, desde su saber, al Ministerio Fiscal y da respuesta pericial al juez. Es un libro pedagógico y esclarecedor. Reseña cada detalle, señala los errores, subraya las actuaciones acertadas e incluye orientaciones nacidas de la práctica cotidiana, del análisis sereno de muchos años de estudio, reflexión y debate. Invita a ser leído, interiorizado y discutido por quienes se interesan por los niños y los jóvenes en general y, específicamente, en conflicto social. Es una obra demandada año tras año, que se ha enriquecido y actualizado con los nuevos tipos de hechos que llegan a la Instancia Judicial. Es un texto rotundo y referencial que aborda el alma y la mente del agresor, pero sin olvidar en ningún momento a la víctima. Consultar el índice es garantía de iniciar y concluir su lectura.

Social work has long been working directly with the criminal and civil courts of the justice system. The work of Latin American practitioners in the legal system, however, is little known at global and local levels. This book is the first to go beyond Western-centric appraisals and presents a truly Latin American portrait of social work in the justice system. The long-term interaction of social work practitioners with the judicial system enabled them to develop an expertise to dialogue with other disciplines such as law and psychology. This knowledge is very important to identify and share with other professionals to develop specialized programs for education and training. In this sense, positive and negative experiences of social work in the justice system allow one to improve its practice. It is crucial to identify local experiences and the great dilemmas that the profession faces on this subject. The volume's chapters deal with these dynamics in Latin American countries including: Forensic Social Work: The construction of possible ways of the criminal intervention Socio-Legal Social Work in the Field of Criminal Defense Family and Community Life: Contributions of Social Work to the Debate in Family Courts Support to Victims in High-conflict Scenarios: An approach from the socio-legal, the pedagogical, and the care perspectives The Assessment of Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse Allegations from a Social Work Perspective Latin American Social Work in the Justice System is essential reading for students, researchers, academicians, policymakers, and practitioners who are interested in international social work with a special focus on Latin American countries and legal culture. Students and scholars in law, development studies, and public policy as well as psychologists working with and interested in the judicial system would also find this book a useful resource.

This two-volume encyclopedia looks at the lives of teenagers around the world, examining topics from a typical school day to major issues that teens face today, including bullying, violence, sexuality, and social and financial pressures. Teenagers are living in a rapidly changing and increasingly interconnected yet unequal world. Whether they live in Australia or Zimbabwe, they have in common that they are between childhood and adulthood and increasingly aware of how inequality is affecting their lives and futures. This encyclopedia gives a different perspective based on the experiences of teens in 60 countries. Each entry gives the reader a brief sketch of a country to helps readers to understand how geography, history, economics, and politics shape teen life. The entries include a country overview and cover the following topics: Schooling and Education; Extracurricular Activities: Art, Music, and Sports; Family and Social Life; Religions and Cultural Rites of Passage; Rights and Legal Status; and Issues Today. Special sidebars, called Teen Voices, appear throughout the text, and include a description of a typical day in the life of a teen in various countries. Students will be able to gain a better understanding of what life is like around the world for their peers and will be able to easily make cross-cultural comparisons between different countries.