The educational measures in the new penal code, model of social resilience in the juvenile criminal policy

摘要

The distinctive character of criminal responsibility in case of juveniles is reflected by the actual legislation in the provision of the exclusive sanction of educational measures and the removal of punishments. The institution of this innovative sanctioning regime in the Romanian legislation is but a consequence of the effort to put the basis of a criminal system that is different from that of the adult system, able to meet the specific needs of the juvenile age. Repression proved in time to be counter-productive in case of juveniles, who, during the period of development of their personality, that is full of contradictions, will rather follow the general rules of survival in a group, at the detention place where they are consigned, than try to understand the illicit committed action and choose the perspective of social reinsertion.