Protection of Human Life and Dignity vs. Attitudes of Juveniles Alleged to Have Committed Criminal Offences

Abstract

The recognition of potentiality of interaction supporting disordered development (including granting an aid to social rehabilitation) requires attention also to a specific group of potential pupils/clients of specialized units – social rehabilitation and penitentiary institutions. It is referred to juveniles (minors, underage persons) who have committed criminal offenses or crimes - murders, beatings, rapes etc. These are the acts that traumatize victims in a special way. Unfortunately, the social life is not free of such burdens. There are still reports of  such behaviors and one may want to ask the question of whether preventive and protective, as well as corrective impacts are effective. While studying the behavior of perpetrators of such acts, we encounter specific problems concerning both methodological (workshop) shortcomings, and related to social expectations (especially about the rapid reduction of the risk and the implementation of effective preventive actions towards perpetrators). The diagnostic practice combined with the analysis of the results of studies allows to express a number of comments and recommendations, including also certain doubts, which is the content of this article.