Medidas de Aseguramiento en el Sistema de Responsabilidad Penal para Adolescentes en Colombia

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to expose the main characteristics to impose an assurance measure depriving or not of liberty, within the framework of the development of criminal proceedings for adolescents in Colombia. In the first place, it will address the insurance measures that could be imposed as a consequence of the development of criminal proceedings for adults, according to national legislation; In accordance with the above and by virtue of the research topic, the appropriate insurance measures will be studied against minors who are immersed in criminal proceedings as defendants, to finally make a contrast between the insurance measure contemplated for adults and minors in the application of criminal legislation. In the same way, the discussions will be established that revolve around the imposition of custodial insurance measures, their replacement by a non-custodial measure and the possibility of applying to the minor an assurance measure contained in criminal legislation for adults.