Medida coercitiva de la prisión preventiva y la vigilancia electrónica de los detenidos

The main objective of this research was to analyze whether electronic surveillance becomes an alternative to the excessive use of preventive detention against detainees. To do this, a deductive methodology with a qualitative approach, of the basic type and grounded theory design, was used, including the application of the interview and documentary guide, obtaining as a result that Law No. 29499, which introduced electronic surveillance as an alternative to preventive detention and other restrictive freedom measures that are highly aggressive, has established electronic monitoring as a fairly effective mechanism to reduce and counteract overcrowding in prisons and above all useful for those on trial who do not yet have a final sentence, concluding that this mechanism is reaffirmed as a legally valid and effective option against the excessive use of preventive detention since it is a less restrictive measure than temporary punitive sanctions: it allows maintaining adequate judicial control over the defendants without resorting to physical imprisonment.