LA VIOLENCIA PSICOLÓGICA EN EL MARCO LEGAL ECUATORIANO: REVISIÓN DE SU TIPIFICACIÓN EN RELACIÓN A SU PROPORCIONALIDAD Y SANCIÓN EN GUAYAQUIL DURANTE EL AÑO 2021.

Abstract

The general objective of this research was to demonstrate that the penalties established in the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code for the crime of psychological violence should be reviewed, taking into account the high rates of this crime currently occurring. Therefore, the appropriateness of increasing the penalties established in Ecuadorian criminal law was evaluated. To this end, a descriptive study based on a qualitative approach was conducted to examine the structural causes of psychological violence, as well as the short, medium, and long-term consequences suffered by the victim. The results of the research demonstrate the appropriateness and necessity of increasing the penalties for the crime of psychological violence, taking into account the high rates of this crime in Ecuador and the fact that this crime becomes a precursor to other forms of violence, such as physical and sexual violence.