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L’article analyse le phénomène de la déviance juvénile en Italie et la réponse pénale à la délinquance juvénile, avec une référence particulière aux mineurs d’origine étrangère. En Italie, la déviance juvénile a surtout été étudiée à travers les problèmes de consommation d’alcool et de drogues et par ailleurs de harcèlement. À partir des années 1990, toutefois, surtout grâce à la participation de l’Italie à l’International Self-ReportedDelinquencyStudy, les études sur la déviance juvénile ont permis d’analyser d’autres comportements déviants et/ou criminels. On rend compte de cette évolution dans la première partie, avec référence aux mineurs étrangers (qu’ils soient mineurs étrangers non accompagnés ou de « deuxième génération »). La deuxième partie de l’article met l’accent sur le système italien de justice des mineurs, en reconstruisant les caractéristiques des « clients » du système pénal et, surtout, examinant quelle est aujourd’hui, pour les mineurs d’origine étrangère, la fonction de la peine. This article analyses the phenomenon of juvenile delinquency in Italy and the penal response to it with a particular focus on the minors with a foreign origin. In Italy, juvenile delinquency has been mostly studied in reference to the problems of alcohol and drugs consumption or to that of bullying. However, since the 1990s and notably due to the Italian participation to the International Self-Reported Delinquency Study, the studies on junvenile delinquency have allowed to analyse other kinds of deviant and/or criminal behaviour. In the first section of this article, we will describe this development, referring especially to the studies over the delinquency of foreign minors (whether they are non accompained foreign minors or “second generation minors”). The second section of the article is dedicated to the Italian minors’ justice system, by reconstructing the chactiristics of the “costumers” of the penal system and particularly examining what can be considered, today, the function of punishment for foreign minors. يصب اهتمام هذا المقال في دراسة ظاهرة انحراف الأحداث بإيطاليا وتعامل القضاء الجنائي مع جنوح الأحداث، حيث يستهدف على وجه الخصوص الأحداث ذوي الأصول الأجنبية. انطلقت مجموع الدراسات التي تناولت موضوع انحراف الأحداث بإيطاليا من مشاكل تعاطي المخدرات والمشروبات الكحولية بالإضافة إلى التحرش. إلا أنه وبداية من سنوات 1990 وبفضل مشاركة ايطاليا بدراسة عالمية لجنوح المبلغ عنه ذاتيا، سمحت الدراسات حول جنوح الأحداث باستعراض سلوكات منحرفة و/أو اجرامية أخرى. نشير إلى هذا التطور في القسم الأول من المقال فيما يتعلق بالأحداث الأجانب (سواء الأجانب القصر بدون مرافقين لهم أو القصر من "الجيل الثاني"). في حين نسلط الضوء في القسم الثاني منه على النظام القضائي الايطالي الخاص بالأحداث من خلال تقديم خصائص "مستخدمين" النظام الجنائي، وبالخصوص النظر في مسألة ماهية العقوبة بالنسبة للأحداث الأجانب.

This paper empirically discusses the evolution and status of the self-report method in assessing delinquent behavior in Portugal. This paper addresses the methodological criticisms of self-report research and the question of the consistency between self-reported data and official estimates of delinquent behavior in the context of a particular national setting. We review the specific methodological criticisms of self-report delinquency research and the validity and reliability of self-report measures. Using a particular national setting and data from samples of youngsters, we seek to review and compare findings of previous self-report research in Portugal with official data. Have self-report measures been reflective of delinquent involvement? How have any discrepancies between to the two types of delinquency data evolved? The frequency and seriousness of self-reported delinquent behavior are analyzed for differences among several socio-demographic and socio-economic over time. These data are then compared with data on self-reported police contacts and with data found in police and court records., CIEC – Research Centre on Child Studies, IE, UMinho (FCT R&D unit 317), Portugal; National Funds through the FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) and co-financed by European Regional Development Funds (FEDER) through the Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Program (POCI) with the reference POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007562, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Background: The International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD) is an ongoing school-based study that aims 1) to assess cross-national similarities, differences and trends in juvenile delinquency and victimization and 2) to test theoretical questions related to delinquency in youth. Portugal is one of the 35 participating countries in ISRD-3 (2012-2015). Objectives: To describe preliminary data on lifetime prevalence of self-reported juvenile delinquency and victimization. Method: A random stratified sample of 7th-12th-grade students was selected in middle and high schools of three Portuguese cities, performing a total of 5400 students (300 x 6 grades x 3 cities). Lifetime prevalence of offences (e.g., vandalism, stealing from a car or from a person, group fight) and victimization experiences (e.g., robbery, assault, cyber bullying, hate crime) was assessed by a questionnaire administered in the classroom. So far, 1182 students completed the questionnaire and 1178 were rated as valid for analysis. Participating students had 11 to 23 years of age (M = 15.44, SD = 2.35), 55.4% were female and most were born in Portugal (94%). Results: Self-reported lifetime prevalence of victimization ranged from 5.6% (physical parental discipline) to 31.4% (theft). Approximately half reported having suffered one (22.3%) or more victimization experiences (28.8%). Self-reported lifetime prevalence of offending ranged from 0.5% (vehicle theft) to 52.2% (illegal downloading). More than half reported having committed one (28.9%) or more (34.6%) offences. Conclusion: These preliminary results suggest that significant changes have occurred since ISRD-2 and, therefore, demonstrate the importance of periodic surveys to inform public policies., CIEC – Research Centre on Child Studies, IE, UMinho (FCT R&D unit 317), Portugal; National Funds through the FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) and co-financed by European Regional Development Funds (FEDER) through the Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Program (POCI) with the reference POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007562, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion