El proceso de investigación en sede fiscal del delito de trata de mujeres en el periodo 2012 a 2019

Enrique Monroy Bernal

doi:10.5377/ccs.v6i2.12157

Authors

Enrique Monroy Bernal Universidad Evangélica de El Salvador https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8750-2721

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/ccs.v6i2.12157

Keywords:

Trafficking in women, criminal law, gender perspective, crime investigation, Public Prosecutor’s Office, El Salvador

Abstract

This article analyzes from the perspective of criminal law and the gender approach the investigation process that is carried out in the prosecutor's office on the crime of trafficking in women during the period 2012 to 2019. An applied methodology and descriptive analysis with a quantitative approach was designed. ; analyzing from a social legal perspective, the actions and results obtained in the investigation of the crime of trafficking in women from the different legal tools. The contribution of this investigation allows knowing the actions carried out by the State to collect evidence and develop a prosecution of the crime. As part of the findings, it was determined that El Salvador has shown progress in the regulation of the crime of human trafficking and the establishment of persecution policies and protocols. However, the statistical results of the investigation process represent a low trend in the punishment of the crime, thus making it difficult to guarantee the rights of victims, access to justice and favoring impunity and legal insecurity.