Conducta delictiva de niños y jóvenes: ¿Es necesario endurecer las penas contra los menores de edad?

Abstract

The ecuadorian society lives in a constant alert because of the violence and indiscriminate criminality that occurs every day in the country, the social alarm increases when there is participation of minors involved in criminal acts, Therefore, in this research, a study of juvenile delinquency is carried out through a qualitative approach that explains its particularities as well as the explanation of the underlying causes of its origin through a criminological analysis, such as the comparative study of how the juvenile penal system is composed in Ecuador, España, Argentina and El Salvador, the different approaches that justice can have through comparative law. As the realization of interviews to justice operators on juvenile delinquency. Therefore, it is essential to move away from the idea of repression and punishment, to promote social reintegration and reparation of the damage caused, which implies a more humane and less punitive approach. Therefore, this research seeks to determine that more rigorous punishments are not necessary, but rather the application of another type of justice with restorative and therapeutic approaches.