Through this article, we reflect on certain events, results and itineraries of the fieldwork of Phd thesis produced in the Juvenile Justice System of Uruguay, more specifically in the institutional setting of teenage women serving a confinement sentence. We discussed the theoretical and methodological peculiarities of a research project, where the relationship between the researcher-teenager is focused. We analyze a case, "Lucrecia" to illustrate the discussion of writing and reflexivity, as well as the gender perspective under the SPJU. Finally, we asked for the process of reflexivity in qualitative research and its relevance related to the potential for the analysis of the linkage between researcher/participants in research conducted in context of confinement.
juvenile justice system; qualitative research; writing practices; gender; reflexivity