La delincuencia organizada en el ejercicio del derecho en Ecuador y su impacto social durante el 2014 al 2024

Abstract

The prevalence of organized crime in Ecuador has experienced a worrying increase, negatively impacting citizen security, governance and institutional stability. Despite government interventions to mitigate this problem, shortcomings persist in the criminal categories of illicit association and organized crime within the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code (COIP). These shortcomings include the absence of a precise differentiation in the involvement of offenders and the lack of appropriate aggravating factors, which hinders the proper implementation of sanctions. The current regulations do not address the inherent complexity of such organizations, which leads to impunity and vulnerability of the population. Therefore, a reform of the criminal types is required to enhance the prosecution and punishment of these crimes in a more effective and equitable manner.