Legalism and Paternalism in Greece

The phenomenon of juvenile delinquency in Greece has become a subject of interest for a number of criminology and legal scholars -particularly in recent years. Although contributions of criminological and social science expertise are not lacking, issues related to juvenile violence tend to be defined in legal or even legalistic terms whilst responses to these issues tend to follow a protectionist if not paternalistic pattern, notwithstanding the marked shift from a welfare to a justice model ..

Legalism and Paternalism in Greece

The phenomenon of juvenile delinquency in Greece has become a subject of interest for a number of criminology and legal scholars -particularly in recent years. Although contributions of criminological and social science expertise are not lacking, issues related to juvenile violence tend to be defined in legal or even legalistic terms whilst responses to these issues tend to follow a protectionist if not paternalistic pattern, notwithstanding the marked shift from a welfare to a justice model ..

Violences juvéniles sous expertise(s) / Expertise and Juvenile Violence

Dans la construction historique du problème social que constitue la violence juvénile, le rôle de l'expertise est primordial. L'expert, agissant au coeur ou à la lisière du système institutionnel de protection de la jeunesse, peut être celui qui recueille et met en forme l'expression de cette violence. De ce fait, il contribue à l'extension de sa définition: violence physique, mais aussi psychique, voire symbolique. Les experts dépassent alors la posture du simple diagnostic pour s'inscrire dans une démarche de soin et de réhabilitation sociale. Depuis le XIXe siècle, médecins, psychiatres, puis psychologues, pédagogues, sociologues et anthropologues, ont investi la question de la jeunesse irrégulière, contribuant ainsi à la définition d'une population-cible pour les politiques publiques.Expertise has played an essential role in the historical construction of juvenile violence as a social problem. The expert who is situated at the centre and periphery of the child protection system, gathers the expression of violence and gives it form. In so doing, he/she contributes to a more complex definition of violence: from physical to psychic violence, and even to symbolic violence. Since the 19th century experts have moved beyond making simple diagnoses and entered the field of treatment of violence, joining others in the practice of care and rehabilitation. Physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, pedagogues, sociologists and anthropologists have addressed the question of youth at risk, helping to define a target population for public policies

Violences juvéniles sous expertise(s) / Expertise and Juvenile Violence

Dans la construction historique du problème social que constitue la violence juvénile, le rôle de l'expertise est primordial. L'expert, agissant au coeur ou à la lisière du système institutionnel de protection de la jeunesse, peut être celui qui recueille et met en forme l'expression de cette violence. De ce fait, il contribue à l'extension de sa définition: violence physique, mais aussi psychique, voire symbolique. Les experts dépassent alors la posture du simple diagnostic pour s'inscrire dans une démarche de soin et de réhabilitation sociale. Depuis le XIXe siècle, médecins, psychiatres, puis psychologues, pédagogues, sociologues et anthropologues, ont investi la question de la jeunesse irrégulière, contribuant ainsi à la définition d'une population-cible pour les politiques publiques.Expertise has played an essential role in the historical construction of juvenile violence as a social problem. The expert who is situated at the centre and periphery of the child protection system, gathers the expression of violence and gives it form. In so doing, he/she contributes to a more complex definition of violence: from physical to psychic violence, and even to symbolic violence. Since the 19th century experts have moved beyond making simple diagnoses and entered the field of treatment of violence, joining others in the practice of care and rehabilitation. Physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, pedagogues, sociologists and anthropologists have addressed the question of youth at risk, helping to define a target population for public policies