Proceso sancionador de la violencia psicológica en la ciudad de Machala, El Oro

Abstract

Violence is one of the contemporary problems facing society worldwide, with serious consequences for health, the economy and social development; this scourge also plagues women and members of Orense families. This descriptive study of the bibliographic review type, based on exegetical methods, content analysis and documentary review, aims to analyze the sanctioning process of psychological violence against women or members of thefamily nucleus in the city of Machala, province of El Oro, in order to help prevent the misapplication and abuse of the legal rules that penalize and criminalize psychological violence within the COIP. Among the main findings is that, despite the existence of a normative framework to judge psychological violence against women or members of the family nucleus, in the Costa region there are gaps and irregularities in the procedural proceedings, which hinder the judgment and sanction event of those cases. Deficiencies are evident in the failure to carry out key tests to identify those responsible for this crime, the management of investigations by authorities that are not competent or impartial, the exclusive emphasis on physical and testimonial evidence, the low credibility conferred on the statements of the victims and the inappropriate treatment of the victims and their next of kin when they try to collaborate in the investigation of the facts.