Evaluación de los efectos psicológicos de la privación de libertad en adolescentes vinculados al Sistema de Responsabilidad Penal para Adolescentes en Cali y Bogotá

Abstract

According to Law 1098 of 2006, adolescents who commit crimes between the ages of 14 and 18 are charged and prosecuted in the System of Criminal Responsibility for Adolescents (SRPA); however, the confinement sanctions considered can generate positive and negative effects. For this reason, this longitudinal panel design investigation with repeated measures sought to evaluate the effects of deprivation of liberty in adolescents tried in the SRPA, employing a case formulation model that involved the application of evaluation instruments, direct and collateral interviews, and documentary review. The project was carried out simultaneously in two Specialized Attention Centers (CAE), with six adolescents in Bogotá at the Fundación Familia, Entorno e Individuo (FEI), and six adolescents in Cali at the Centro de Formación Juvenil el Buen Pastor. Through this procedure, it was possible to identify differences between Cali and Bogotá regarding the effect of the sanction on the use of coping strategies, self-concept, attitude towards institutional authority, group climate, impulsivity traits, and psychopathological symptoms; likewise, the limitation in the intervention strategies implemented, insufficiency and scarcity of the services offered, and predominant aggression dynamics were evidenced in the CAE. The implications of the identified results, research limitations, and a possible projection for future research are discussed.