Sport and leisure in the individual plan of adolescent care in compliance with court-mandated social-educative internment

Abstract

This research aims to understand the access to sports and leisure in adolescents’ lives in compliance with court-mandated social-educative internment in the state of Mato Grosso. Thirty-six Individual Care Plans of seven Socio-Educational Care Centers were examined, which had been created between 2017-2018 and publicized by the State Management of the System for Childhood and Adolescence – SIPIA/SINASE/MT. Data related to sports and leisure were submitted to content analysis. The adolescents’ profiles show today’s socioeconomic problems and social vulnerability. Based on the categories of analysis, the offer of these care policies in the adolescents’ lives was observed to be restricted. Compliance to court-mandated social-educative internment is found to provide greater access to sports and leisure spaces, equipment and contents to the adolescents when compared to their experiences before the sentence.