| Resumo: | The aim of this report is to examine current national policies on juvenile justice and alternatives to detention for young offenders in Portugal. It is carried out within the framework of the involvement of the IJJO as a partner in the project ‘Alternatives to Custody for Young Offenders - Developing Intensive and Remand Fostering Programmes’, coordinated by the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) and financed by the European Commission, DG Justice, through its Daphne Programme (Grant Agreement JUST/2011/DAP/AG/3054). |