Technical criminological reports in the province of Buenos Aires: Analysis of the instrument that reveals the justification of confinement

Abstract

The article aims to analyze how criminological reports on people deprived of their liberty are elaborated in the province of Buenos Aires, taking into account that these documents are also the result of the justification of the confinement of a convicted person. Likewise, the reform introduced in 2020 regarding new standards for the preparation of criminological reports is analyzed. Finally, reflections are made on the impact on the increase in the prison population in the province, based on a certain resistance to not giving criminological reports the technical entity they deserve, in order to restrict the possibilities of making progressivity and anticipated freedoms effective.