seguridadCiudana.pdf - Segment 3
seguridad pública 
  
 
1 Autor Principal 
Correspondencia: juanromerot@yahoo.com  
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Public security in Ecuador 
 
ABSTRACT 
The general objective of this article is to analyze the current problems of public security and what 
measures the government has established to solve them. The type of study used was documentary, 
since it was carried out based on documentary sources. As a result, it was obtained that due to the 
high rates of crime and violence, Ecuador has had to carry out different measures to improve the 
prevention of crime and violence, the protection of citizens and the fight against crime and drug 
trafficking. However, challenges have been identified in the application of policies and strategies, 
such as the need to strengthen the training and training of police officers, that is, im prove the 
effectiveness of institutions such as the National Police. 
 
Keywords: citizenship; delinquency; public security 
 
 