Social reintegration through the prism of support for the transition to adulthood
This article looks at the way young offenders in Quebec, convicted under the law dealing with adolescents (Youth Criminal Justice Act), see the support systems available during their transition to adulthood. Their points of view and attitudes toward public policy were analyzed based on qualitative data collected during interviews with fifteen youths convicted under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. We found that sociojudicial measures produce three types of effects during their transition to adulthood. Based on a vision of rehabilitation leading to readaptation and individual responsibility, these effects are contradictory and unclear.