RT Book, Section
T1 The Influence of the Law-and-Order Model in the Spanish Juvenile Criminal Law-Making Policy
A1 García-Magna, Débora
K1 Delincuencia juvenil - Derecho y legislación
K1 Jóvenes delincuentes
AB The criminal law-and-order model, which appears to be displacing theprocedural justice model in Spain, also influences the juvenile criminal system. Thelatest reforms in this field are a clear indicator of some of the features of the newmodel. The law that regulates criminal liability of minors in Spain has been modifiedseveral times (even before entering into force). The main argument for some of thesereforms was the social feeling of impunity. Under the pretext of calming this socialconcern and even though there was not an upward trend in juvenile violent delinquency,the Spanish legislator hardened the response towards both serious and lessserious crimes committed with violence or intimidation. In a clear reference to theretributive nature of the criminal sanction, the legislator mentioned the need tocombine the best interests of the minor with the principle of proportionality. Themain objective of this research is to undertake a critical analysis of the legislator’sdiscourse in this field. A confrontation with reality of data on public opinion andcrime, and existing empirical investigations on the effectiveness of law has beencarried out. The aim is to identify some examples of the irrationality of juvenilecriminal law-making policy in Spain.
PB Springer Nature
SN 978-3-030-71348-5
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39436
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39436
LA eng
NO García Magna, D. (2021) "The Influence of the Law-and-Order Model in the Spanish Juvenile Criminal Law-Making Policy", en Becerra Muñoz, J. (ed.) "Criminal Law-Making: Theory and Practice, 2021, ISBN 978-3-030-71348-5, pp. 127-146
NO Política de acceso abierto: https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-science/policies/book-policies
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026