Extinguishment of/no further entitlement to ownership as a tool against the theft of mobile phones in the city of Bogota

Abstract

The theft of mobile phones as a recurrent criminal phenomenon in the Colombian capital city has become one of the most disturbing damages affecting citizen safety, and is demanding particular attention from the authorities in order to avoid further civilian victims and sometimes even fatal casualties resulting from the thief attempting to snatch these personal devices away from their hands. For the purpose of combating this crime and directly affecting the finances of the criminal organizations engage in this kind of offenses, one of the most creative strategies introduced by local authorities has been the application of the measure known as extinction of the right of property (“dominio”).