Redução da maioridade penal

dissertations, as well as some articles examined in internet. The work also drew on comparative method, examining the Brazilian legislation and how some countries deal with the issue and so what each uses to establish its age limits, moreover, the logical and systematic method over the course of the research and training of knowledge and conclusions resulting from this. From the analysis of the different positions favorable and unfavorable to reduce the age of criminal, the study makes clear that there is no unanimity on the subject, so we can`t speak of social pacification, since this subject is extremely controversial. Finally, we conclude that the reduction of criminal majority is plausible, but would merely one way among many others to stop crime, because by itself, this would not achieve it`s purpose. Keywords: Statute of Children and Adolescents. Criminal responsibility. Juvenile offender. Educational measures. Reduction. SUMÁRIO 1 INTRODUÇÃO........................................................................................................08 2 CONCEITO E EVOLUÇÃO HISTÓRICA DA LEGISLAÇÃO BRASILEIRA COM RELAÇÃO À MAIORIDADE PENAL ........................................................................11 3 ASPECTOS CONSTITUCIONAIS E INFRACONSTITUCIONAIS A RESPEITO DA IMPUTABILIDADE E OS PRINCÍPIOS RELACIONADOS AOS MENORES...........18 3.1 Aspectos Constitucionais.....................................................................................19 3.2…