Current research presents an experience report of a psychologist working within the Canadian justice system with young offenders. A comparison between the Brazilian Child and Adolescent Statute and Canadian similar laws, called Youth Criminal Justice Act is provided. Procedures for the adolescent’s bio-psycho-social evaluation, as execution of alternative measures, are also given. Although the execution of alternative measures are similar to those in Brazil, the violence rate in Canada is expressively lower, which demonstrates that merely justice measures do not reduce violence, but social-political, educational and cultural factors are involved too.
Young offenders; violence; education
