La presente investigación toma como punto inicial la preocupación por los derechos de los niños, niñas y adolescentes, así como el correcto tratamiento en aquellos casos en los que se encuentran inmersos los menores de 14 años cuando realizan lo que se denomina acto infractor, pues una vez revisados los procesos materia de investigación se apreciaba soluciones disimiles que no partían de criterios objetivos que puedan ser generalizados en todas las investigaciones. Si bien el Código de los niños y adolescentes, señala que adolescente infractor es aquel que tiene más de 14 años y menos de 18, la consecuencia directa de dicha norma nacional es que los menores de 14 años no se encuentran sometidos al sistema penal juvenil de adolescentes, pues se encuentran debajo de dicha edad mínima, sin embargo, y pese a ello, se aprecia que en algunos casos se aplicaba normatividad y fund...

Through this work, we want to call for reflection to all legal operators involved in the issue of children and adolescents under 14 years of age who come into conflict with the criminal law by having committed unlawful acts. We notice the lack of clear and precise rules that allow us to determine what is the most suitable and adequate protection measure for this child population. Similarly, , we intend to promote a healthy debate on what is the purpose of the tutelary processes that are established for this purpose, since at the beginning we consider that these tutelary are different from the processes that are established for reasons of abandonment.

Through this work, we want to call for reflection to all legal operators involved in the issue of children and adolescents under 14 years of age who come into conflict with the criminal law by having committed unlawful acts. We notice the lack of clear and precise rules that allow us to determine what is the most suitable and adequate protection measure for this child population. Similarly, , we intend to promote a healthy debate on what is the purpose of the tutelary processes that are established for this purpose, since at the beginning we consider that these tutelary are different from the processes that are established for reasons of abandonment.