This thesis seeks to reconstruct and contextualize the experiences of a mother [Pilar] and her son [Kevin] from popular classes in relation to justice and the Colombian state, in the context of a situation of police brutality and false accusations in a judicial process. Thus, with a methodology based on life stories and interviews, and a choice to rely on the debates of legal anthropology and anthropology of the state, I analyze how the experiences of the bureaucratic processes were deeply shaped by the trajectory and social position of Kevin and Pilar. In particular, I reflect on how the lack of certain resources - economic, but also social, cultural and scholastic - had consequences for Kevin and his mother from the initial moment of police brutality and during the long bureaucratic itinerary they followed until the present day.
publication date
February 24, 2021 11:59 PM
Research
keywords
Development of legal complaints against police violence
Experiences; legal anthropology; anthropology of the state; police brutality; judicial process
General obstacles to accessing justice in Colombia
Legal anthropology
Situations of violation of due process in the administration of justice
