THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION OPERATIONS (OLP): BETWEEN THE ABSCENCES AND EXCESSES OF THE PENAL SYSTEM IN VENEZUELA

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  • Keymer Ávila Instituto de Ciencias Penales, Universidad Central de Venezuela

Abstract

The police operations as a policy of citizen security are be analysed, taking the People's Liberation Operations (OLP) as an object of study. The context that serves like a breeding ground is described, the rational ideological and discursive is revealed. The effectiveness in the decrease of the criminal violence is evaluated and the implications in human rights issues, as well as their features for the arbitrary exercise of power.

Author Biography

Keymer Ávila, Instituto de Ciencias Penales, Universidad Central de Venezuela

Abogado Magna cum Laude por la Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV). Máster Oficial en Criminología y Sociología Jurídico Penal de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Investigador del Instituto de Ciencias Penales de la UCV, Profesor de la cátedra de criminología en pre y postgrado de la misma universidad. Investigador acreditado del Programa de Estímulo a la Innovación e Investigación (PEII) del ONCTI. Colaborador del Observatorio del Sistema Penal y los Derechos Humanos de la UB.

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Published

2017-04-01

Issue

No. 12 (2017)

Section

Research Papers

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