Children and adolescents are exposed to numerous situations of violence.

RESUMO: O objetivo do presente estudo foi descrever o percurso e caracterizar as trajetórias escolares de adolescentes em conflito com a lei no tocante às suas experiências educacionais. Participaram seis adolescentes em cumprimento de Medida Socioeducativa e seus respectivos responsáveis. Coletaram-se informações em 22 estabelecimentos educacionais frequentados pelos mesmos, desde o início de suas vidas escolares, em complementação às entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas. A análise qualitativa indicou a existência de dois padrões de trajetórias de escolarização, sendo um marcado pela descontinuidade na qualidade das vivências escolares, com um período inicial positivo, que torna-se negativo em seguida; e outro, cuja marca é a continuidade preponderantemente negativa da experiência, desde o início. Implicações dessas trajetórias ao surgimento e manutenção de conduta infracional são discutidas. Palavras-chave: Adolescente em Conflito com a Lei; Ajustamento Escolar; Desenvolvimento. SCHOOL TRAJECTORIES OF ADOLESCENTS IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW ABSTRACT:In this study, we aimed to describe and characterize school trajectories of adolescents in conflict with the law with regard to their educational experiences. Six adolescent offenders and their respective guardians participated in the study. Information was collected in 22 educational institutions frequented by the adolescents since the beginning of their school lives, complementing the semi-structured interviews. Qualitative analysis indicated the existence of two patterns of school trajectories: one marked by discontinuity in the quality of school experiences, with a positive beginning that becomes negative; and another whose experience is predominantly negative from the beginning. Implications of these trajectories to the emergence and maintenance of delinquent conduct are discussed.

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Despite the increased attention devoted to sexual aggression among college students in the international research literature, Brazil has no systematic studies on the prevalence of sexual aggression in college populations. The present research measured the prevalence of sexual aggression and victimization since age 14 among 742 first-year college students in Brazil (411 women). A Portuguese version of the Short Form of the Sexual Experiences Survey (Koss et al., 2007 ) was administered to collect information from men and women as both victims and perpetrators of sexual aggression. The overall prevalence rate of victimization was 27% among men and 29% among women. Except for sexual coercion and attempted sexual coercion, there were no significant gender differences in victimization rates concerning nonconsensual sexual acts and aggressive strategies. In contrast, perpetration rates were significantly higher among men (33.7%) than among women (3%). The findings challenge societal beliefs that men are unlikely to be sexually coerced. Explanations are proposed for the disparity between male victimization and female perpetration rates based on traditional gender roles in Brazil.