Characterization of cases of people injured by agents of the State

Introduction: State officials use force to maintain order and good coexistence. Detainees, upon release, went to the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (INMLCF) with a court order requesting an assessment of personal injuries suffered during their detention. The assessment demonstrated, indirectly, that State officials violated the right to personal integrity, ranging from injuries inherent to the detention process, abuse of authority, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and even torture. This study aims to analyze the phenomenon, identifying its frequency and characteristics. Methodology: The study is of the descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional type. The reference center for violence of the INMLCF of Colombia provided the database of non-fatal, interpersonal, cases of reported violence, from Armenia, Pereira and Manizales that were attended between 2009 and 2014 (32021 cases in total). This data base, once filtered by the alleged aggressor groups (Police, Military Forces, CTI, Sijin, INPEC officials, custodians and DAS.) generated a total of 3212 cases. Results: For the most part, the accused agents of the State are members of the police, the injured parties are young people ranging from 16 to 19 years old and the conditions for vulnerability are usually linked in some way to the consumption of psychoactive substances. Conclusion: It is necessary to advance as a society and offer a better future to the new generations; other alternatives should be offered to adolescents, for example, opportunities in education and culture.

• Autores: Lasso Cerón, Elia Beany; Jurado Alvarán, María Mercedes; Castaño Castrillón, José Jaime
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UCC
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/44364
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.ucc.edu.co/index.php/ml/article/view/2654; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/44364
• Palabra clave: human rights; personal injuries; torture; state violence; derechos humanos; lesiones personales; tortura; violencia estatal; direitos Humanos; lesões pessoais; tortura; violência estatal
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Derechos de autor 2019 Colombia Forense