The lack of specialized personnel in the gender-based violence unit of the State Attorney General's Office, in the city of Cuenca, which violates due process

Abstract

Introduction: This research is aimed at the study of the lack of specialized personnel in the Gender Unit of the State Attorney General's Office (FGE), based in the city of Cuenca, province of Azuay; these professional personnel are at the disposal of FGE, to carry out the investigative work required in the different crimes that may arise.  who are members of the Comprehensive Specialized System of Investigation, Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, determined in Articles 448, 449 and 450 of the Organic Comprehensive Criminal Code (COIP), better known as experts and/or auxiliaries of justice, are mentioned as such, because they are experts in the subject that is required, to investigate, resolve and expose facts in a scientific manner,  ratifying or disproving facts that are or are not attached to the reality of an alleged crime. Objectives: To determine whether the financial resources allocated to the Specialized Unit for Gender Violence in the city of Cuenca are sufficient to conduct an adequate investigation. Methodology: In this research article, a didactic method was used, as well as a statistical method, to know what was proposed within the general objective and the specific objectives in the preliminary project. Results: The results obtained from the investigation reflect a negativity since not even a quarter of what enters the Gender Violence Unit of the canton of Cuenca are resolved, since due to the procedural burden it is not possible to move forward with most cases, remaining in impunity. Conclusions: the lack of this specialized personnel that makes the Gender Unit of FGE of the city of Cuenca, is due to the workload that it maintains, resulting in insufficient specialized personnel that the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Azuay has, since they are available to all the Units or Prosecutor's Offices of the city and the province.  In this way, the principle of speed and due process is clearly violated since many cases go unpunished due to a lack of speed and efficiency in the justice system. General Area of Study: Law. Specific area of study: Procedural Law.