This article addresses the issue of management in socio-educative institutions for adolescents involved in the juvenile criminal system. This is one of
the main challenges encountered in the field of protection of children and adolescents’ rights in Brazil. To make institutional management possible
in the Socio-Educational System in a way which possibilitates the achievement of the system’s goals, the establishment of a management model that
time mobilizes all personnel around common guidelines, in a democratic and participatory manner which enables “institutional continence” is necessary. Considering the historical reality of the institutions responsible for implementing socio-educative measures in Brazil, institutional management
of these entities requires a working methodology that stipulates instances of decision and participation. Therefore, this article seeks to provide information that will enable its readers to reflect on the socio-educative institutions, establishing mechanisms for a management methodology that guarantees the
effectiveness of the rights of adolescents and considers the specificity of each institution, as well as local circumstances by which it is surrounded.
