<p>Juvenile delinquency is a worldwide social problem. Understanding your motivations can be a path to social integration. This study aimed to map the values and life projects of young offenders in order to develop a pedagogical intervention to promote prosocial values. A sample of 404 adolescents complying with a judicial restraint measure in the Distrito Federal, Brazil answered the survey. The predominant values of the sample were: Self-transcendence (4.61) and Openness to Change (4.63). The Descending Hierarchical Classification of the text segments of answers to open-ended questions suggested that subjects wanted to gain training to have a profession, personal fulfillment and life improvement; and expressed dismay at the achievement of these dreams and projects.</p>