viii profissionais sobre as leis e normas que regem o sistema; mas, sim, nas ideologias punitivas que seguem se fazendo presentes no cotidiano dos serviços de atendimento aos adolescentes. Palavras-chaves:Adolescente; Responsabilização; Socioeducação; Psicologia Jurídica; Atendimentos Socioeducativo. ix ABSTRACT Polysemy around the concept of accountability, which is present in ECA, SINASE and legal literature in general, may be generating misinterpretations of the role of measurement and

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... ance to adolescents in the socio-educational system. Although socio-educational measures emerge as an important element to promote legal accountability, their mere implementation will not be enough for adolescents to take responsibility for their actions and refrain from criminal activities. Therefore, this study investigates the conceptualization of socio-educational accountability and how this concept is translated into assistance to adolescent offenders. This is a qualitative and quantitative research based on the combination of the two research methods, since one method alone would not be conducive to an approach to the phenomenon, thus meeting both the exploratory character of the study, which is a feature of qualitative research, and the measurement aspect, which is typical of the quantitative method. The research includes the following procedures: a documentary analysis of normative texts on socio-educational practices and literature in the area; and the development and use of an instrument of the Likert Scale type, with online application for professionals from different Brazilian states working in various areas of the socioeducational system -the Judiciary and the Executive branches. As a result of the study, it was observed that the link between punishment, culpability and practices to promote accountability is losing steam among professionals in the socio-educational area. However, ideologies and representations that value this link for an effective accountability process have also been observed. This study has afforded us the possibility to contribute to reducing the legal, educational and social ambiguity of the accountability concept in the context of socio-education, as well as to indicate that the flaws observed in the socio-educational system are not founded on the little knowledge of its professionals about the laws and x regulations governing the system, but rather on punitive ideologies that persist in the daily routine of assistanceservices to adolescents.