Perspective chapter: Resilience as a process in changing the criminal behavior of young offenders

Abstract

This chapter presents and analyzes the role of the resilience process in the resocialization and reintegration of young offenders sentenced to a custodial measure in the criminal justice system. The intervention programs based on assisted resilience should have professionals as tutors/mentors of resilience. In this chapter, we will present their specific role. In this context, the need for the training of resilience tutors is presented. This aspect involves focusing on the potentialities of this category of offenders, with the aim of strengthening the protective factors at the expense of the risk factors. Resilience tutors are specialists from educational and detention centers who work with young offenders during the custodial sentence: psychologists, social workers, and educators. In our opinion, they can significantly contribute to changing the criminal behavior of young offenders. So, the main aim of this chapter is to show in which way the resilience process and resilience mentors/tutors contribute to the resocialization and reintegration of young offenders involved in the criminal justice system.