ANALYSIS OF GUILLERMO LASSO'S GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL TO COMBAT THE HIGH RATE OF INSECURITY IN THE COUNTRY AND ITS EXISTING LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Abstract

This research analyzes the proposal of Guillermo Lasso's government to combat the high level of insecurity in Ecuador. In recent months, insecurity in Ecuador has increased in cases of crime and violent death, especially in cases of hired killings in the country.Different official studies define this moment in history as the "new wars" that several countries in the region are going through. There are no hierarchical and vertical structures in the new wars as in wars against conventional armies. The new structure allows "various leaders to make decisions in an agile and decentralized manner, alliances between the most diverse organizations, and this element makes them so difficult to fight". Organized crime also encompasses a large number of actors linked to different activities. Criminal groups such as Los Lobos, Lagartos, Chone Killers and Latin Kings, and other small criminal gangs, manage to group in a sort of corporation to join forces. While in the "old wars," the objective was the appropriation of territory, nowadays, this territory is conquered through the political control of the population.The Government of Guille Lasso proposes four axes:The first is the containment of the levels of violence, for which the preventive, investigative and intelligence axes will be activated.2.- The second point is to activate Police Intelligence to remove the organizations dedicated to the micro-exchange of drugs from anonymity. The government points out that small and large-scale drug trafficking is the leading cause of violence in the area.The third point of the plan is dismantling large criminal organizations that generate violence. For this purpose, the special units and tactical groups of the National Police will be used.Finally, work will be done on sustainability, for which the empowerment and participation of the community are fundamental. Uniformed officers will make plans to strengthen relations with citizens to prevent organized gangs from occupying areas of the cities.