The Minister of Security revealed that the Government is analyzing a reduction in imputability. Also the differentiation of blood crimes and minor ones.
The Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich assured that in the Government are debating the lowering of age of imputability. The official revealed that they are putting together a project and “The age is still being discussed: whether it is 14, 13 like in Uruguay or 12 like Brazil“.
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In addition, Bullrich also differentiated the “blood crimes“, where he assured that they will seek to apply it”the maximum penalty” of the “minor offences“where one can try”for the minor to reconsider“. “You have to have one of lime and one of sand. To those who commit minor crimes, try to prevent them from committing major crimes. And those who commit a strong crime, of blood, very violent, Those have to have a much harsher penalty. ”, he stated.
Patricia Bullrich and the lowering of the age of imputability
The Minister of Security assured today, in statements to Radio Miter, that the Government “is discussing the age of imputability“. Among the options, Bullrich explained that it is debated whether it will be “14, 13 as in Uruguay or 12 as in Brazil“.
“In the very serious crimes there must be imputability. Because if it is a murder, there must be imputability at the age at which the crime was committed, if it was really done through the conscience of the minor,” added the president of the PRO. In the case of minor crimes, for Bullrich this measure can help “young people do not continue in their career“.
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It is estimated that, during this week, the Government will be sending a bill to Congress to debate lowering the age of imputability.
Photo: Deputies.
The minister also stated that they are studying “the cases of Brazil and Uruguay“to “see the impact” that these policies “had on the population.” The Government’s approach to this problem would take “America’s broken windows theory” where, according to the minister, a system was established that “started with a minor crime and special treatment began so that (the minor) would not commit the crime again. At the time it was very successful.”
The theory Bullrich refers to was created by social scientists James Wilson and George Kelling and became popular in the 90’s in New York. It establishes that if In a building there is a broken window and it is not fixed, the rest ends up the same, drawing a parallel with which addressing minor crimes helps create a climate that discourages the rest of illegal actions.
“I felt justice“said the minister in reference to the annulment of the Chocobar case. “We knew that we were right, that he had acted in the line of duty. When you judge a police officer in the line of duty, judge all the police“he added.
“For us it is a witness case very important. Chocobar today is the example of the good police, which does what it has to do. He could have acted distracted because he was in civilian clothes, he was going to work, however he did everything he had to do and protected a tourist who was stabbed 9 times,” Bullrich recalled about the fact that Chocobar murdered Juan Pablo Kukoc in the attempt to prevent a tourist and defend him from the robbery he was suffering.
Finally, Bullrich also briefly addressed the issue of deportations. “We are working with Migrationsevery day we are kicking people out of the country who belong directly or indirectly to criminal organizations“, he stated.
