Freedom vs. punitive populism: should Human Rights be respected in criminal proceedings?

• Main Author: Gloria Inés Romero Rodríguez
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Santo Tomás 2017-05-01
• Series: Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi
• Subjects: derecho penal; población carcelaria; política criminal; estado de cosas inconstitucionales; Fiscalía General de la Nación
• Online Access: https://revistas.usantotomas.edu.co/index.php/viei/article/view/3561

This research focuses on showing how the need to reduce crime rates in the country has been justifying the “relativization of human rights”, based on the hypothesis that prison overcrowding is due to the adoption of criminal measures that have As a basis to impress society but lack the sufficient scientific support for its application has been losing effectiveness. With the aim of demonstrating the importance of designing comprehensive public policies that reduce levels of crime and the urgent need to carry out programs that ensure respect for the human rights of the prison population.