Actors, conflicts and power in an institution with young people and adolescents in conflict with the criminal law in Colombia

Abstract

The objective was to describe types of power and conflicts in an institution with young people in conflict with the law in Colombia, the participants were 12 professionals, interviews were applied, the analysis was based on the theory based on data. The results show that the power of expert and legitimate predominates in the agents and in the users the referring power. In both groups, the power is legitimized and adopts different forms in the daily dynamics and the conflicts that arise, are elaborated and dissolved, through coexistence agreements.