Criminalization of the subaltern classes in the urban space and Social Work professional actions

Abstract:

The article is about the subaltern classes´ social-historical penalty and criminalization processes and their political and organizational forms in the context of the offensives of the capital against its crisis. Particularly, we discuss the expressions of such processes in the urban spaces, under the actions of strategic planning and the coping by the subaltern classes´ organizations. In this context of resistance, we point out the challenges to the Social Work professional project in the urban space.

Keywords:
Penalty; Criminalization; Subaltern classes; Social movements; Strategic planning; Social Work