The McDonaldization of the Criminal Process (The Indemnification of Prejudices in the Criminal Process as Substitute of the Punitive Pretension)

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the fundamentals of the criminal process models from a legal and sociological perspective to demonstrate that the criminal process in Colombia and Spain is determined by a conception that prioritizes the indemnification claim over the punitive claim in the criminal prosecution. This is a paradoxical consequence of the eagerness to present an image that fits the criminal efficiency discourse displayed to citizens.