La inimputabilidad de los adolescentes infractores en el Ecuador.

Abstract

The non-imputability of adolescent offenders is of great relevance in the field of criminal law and juvenile justice. Adolescents have characteristics and needs that distinguish them from adults, which require a specialized approach in their treatment. In Ecuador, the non-imputability of adolescent offenders is regulated by the Childhood and Adolescence Code, which seeks to protect their rights and guarantee their rehabilitation. Inimputability is scientifically justified due to the incomp lete neurobiological development of adolescents, which can influence their behavior and decision-making. It seeks to protect them and avoid disproportionate sanctions, promoting their rehabilitation and social reintegration. It is for such that, the present investigation considers as main objective, to analyze in depth the inimputability of adolescent offenders in Ecuador, examining its legal framework, its theoretical foundation and the practical consequences that derive from its application. In turn, it is accompanied by a qualitative approach methodology with a descriptive scope, with an interpretative hermeneutic epistemological tendency. The main results reveal that the legal basis of criminal responsibility is based on the idea that crimina l responsibility requires the ability to understand and control one's own acts, therefore, for Ecuadorian adolescents a special trial regime is established that is It is based on the protection of the rights of young people, the application of socio-educational measures proportional to the infractions and the avoidance of deprivation of liberty as a first option.