Ni Hospital, Ni Escuela, Ni Prisión: Dispositivos Penales Juveniles En La Provincia De Neuquén

Abstract

The following work is focused on analyzing the Neuquen’s province juvenile penal institutions and their population from the year 2000 to 2024. In order to fulfill that goal, in-depth semi-estructured interviews with the institutions’ and judicial power staff specialized in children and adolescents will be taken. Among the results, it’s necessary to highlight that the juvenile penal population represents a minimal percentage of the whole Argentinian penal population. Particularly, Neuquen’s represents 0.3% of the one mentioned prior. In addition, contrary to what is spread through the media, 98.1% of the population taken into account is Argentinian. Lastly, that population represents less than 0.1% of the total of adolescents whose age is around 14 and 17 years old across the whole country. In conclusion, the concept of access to rights rises as the way to provide a solid answer to the topic treated.