Symbolic function of criminal law before economic dissolbilization and related crimes that alter social peace and security

Abstract

This article refers to the symbolic function of criminal law in the face of economic destabilization and related crimes that alter the social peace and security of the Nation, identifying the factors that contribute to criminal law becoming symbolic, through the study of the various criminological theories that allow focusing. It also has to determine the fundamentals that lead to the transformation into symbolic and instrumental taking into account the criminology of human rights. Regarding the aspects of symbolic criminal law, the doctrine has stated different criteria on this right and the principle of minimal intervention, but always focused on the importance of human rights, and considering both critical aspects of criminology. The concept of symbolic and who uses this term to designate a feature of modern criminal law, is using a broader concept, in any case different, from those who denounce criminal law or a part of it as only symbolic. Methodologically the article was developed with a documentary modality, descriptive design, using the technique of content analysis. In conclusion, the urgency of intervention by the State was determined forcefully against fraudulent behavior by individuals in complicity, in many cases; with public administration officials.

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