Profile of adolescents deprived of their liberty and offenses committed

Objective: To describe the profile of adolescents deprived of their liberty and offenses committed in the macroregion of central-south Piauiense. Material and method: Cross-sectional and documentary study, conducted between August / 16 and July / 17. Seventy-six medical records were evaluated, the variables were grouped and analyzed by the Microsoft Excel version 2010 and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 2010. The program was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Piauí, with opinion number 2.056. 848. Results: of the evaluated, there was a predominance of males, aged 15 and 17 years and about 5 to 7 years of study. Living with a monthly household income of less than one minimum wage, the mother was the main responsible for most respondents. The prevalence of at least one type of drug was identified and its associations. Burglary / theft were the crimes most committed by the adolescents studied. Conclusion: More consistent adolescent protection policies that fully support them in a multidisciplinary and intersectoral logic is an alternative that, besides guaranteeing rights, potentially reduces risk factors and contributes to assisting the particularities of this population.