Juan Antonio Aráez, a student of the Degree in Public and Private Security at the UMH and a local police officer in the province of Alicante, has defended his TFG titled "The ineffectiveness of administrative responsibility for foreign offenders against emerging crime in tourist areas of the Valencian Community." The results of this research have led to the creation of a practical guide to optimize sanction management.
The research addresses the difficulties in processing and enforcing administrative sanctions, particularly in municipalities with high tourist influx, when the offender is foreign and does not reside in Spain. The guide proposes measures to improve the identification, notification, processing, collection, and enforcement of sanctions, based on legal analysis and professional experience.
The International Police Association (IPA) collaborated in the development of the work, providing a complementary professional perspective and connecting the guide with the reality of police forces.
The presentation was attended by representatives from the Benidorm Local Police, including its superintendent Carlos López and inspector Antonio Ortega, as well as Jesús Disla Álvarez, a Benidorm Local Police officer and member of the IPA Alicante Board of Directors. Representing the UMH were professor Cristina López, vice-dean Zora Esteve, and the TFG tutor, Lerdys Heredia Sánchez.
This initiative demonstrates how a Final Degree Project can yield a useful tool, bridging university education with concrete issues in the police and administrative fields.
