La necesidad de una política criminal en materia de drogas que reconozca la situación de vulnerabilidad que enfrenta la mujer
Most of imprisoned women have been sentenced for to the commission of the following offences: traffic, fabrication or transport of drugs (31.1%). This means that a high percentage of their criminal infractions have to do with drug-related offences. This number indicates the difficult economic and social problems that women must face before they get imprisoned. A similar situation occurs in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and, Costa Rica, where more than 60% of female imprisoned population is sentenced for such offences.
The general objective of this writing is to show the vulnerability situation that sentenced women face because of drug-related offences so that criminal policy recognizes it and responds to the various affectations and, diminishes the social inequality by favoring women.
This study will present the specific risks and the defenselessness condition to which incarcerated women are subject for the mentioned offences. Additionally, the study gets close to the vulnerability concept and criticizes the criminal system as long as it ignores this reality. Finally, this article points out the need to implement a criminal policy on drugs that recognizes the gender approach and transforms the current conditions for women benefit.
Fuente:
Universidad Externado de Colombia
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