El uso progresivo de la fuerza, frente a los derechos humanos a favor de los privados de libertad y la delincuencia

Abstract

Although it is not found in the Comprehensive Organic Penal Code, the progressive use of force is protected by legitimate defense. Currently, society is in a world of insecurity where crime has increased, which can be evidenced by confrontations between police officers and criminals. Insecurity has led citizens to support the Ecuadorian National Police in using their equipment and employing the progressive use of force, provided it is indispensable. The legal system has very few norms regulating the use of force (among them the Organic Law on the Legitimate Use of Force), which is contradictory to other norms (such as the Constitution) since police officers, when using force, often face denunciations from individuals who believe that they are protected by human rights.