Comprehensive Analysis of Criminal Behavior in Ecuador: Critical Factors, Challenges and Prevention Strategies

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Juan Sebastián Cevallos-Rios
Luis Mauricio Maldonado-Ruiz

Abstract

Criminal behavior in Ecuador is a multifaceted phenomenon influenced by several critical factors, including GDP, income poverty, unemployment rate, and the advancement of information technology. The challenges in the fight against crime are numerous, highlighting overpopulation, lack of security and control of drug trafficking by gangs. The presence of these factors and the relationship between them and the human being have caused an exorbitant increase in recent years in the percentage of crime and violence in the country, main factors, such as the psychological, environmental, geographical, sociological and economic; To overcome these challenges, greater efficiency in criminal analysis and better legal analysis of the classification of crimes is required.

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Cevallos-Rios, J. ., & Maldonado-Ruiz , L. . (2024). Comprehensive Analysis of Criminal Behavior in Ecuador: Critical Factors, Challenges and Prevention Strategies. 593 Digital Publisher CEIT, 9(3), 410-421. https://doi.org/10.33386/593dp.2024.3.2418
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Author Biographies

Juan Sebastián Cevallos-Rios , Universidad Internacional del Ecuador Sede Loja - Ecuador

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9344-6297

Student of the law degree at the International University of Ecuador Loja Headquarters, studying the last cycle to be able to graduate, as a stated objective is to write and publish an article and be able to share results of a research carried out in recent months, the proposed trajectory is contribute to society and help build a better Ecuador.

Luis Mauricio Maldonado-Ruiz , Universidad Internacional del Ecuador Sede Loja - Ecuador

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9344-6297

Lawyer, master's degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology, degree obtained through a scholarship awarded by the Organization of American States. Diploma in Criminal Procedural Law - Litigation Expert Mention obtaining an International Diploma in Procedural Law and Oral Litigation in accordance with the COGEP. and professor at the International University of Ecuador Loja Headquarters 

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