<p>Colombia presents high figures of violence, being the second cause of death in the country. The objective was to evaluate the executive functioning by areas, in inmates convicted of homicide. A non-experimental cross-sectional design was used. The results were analyzed by Student's T and Chi X2. There were no statistically significant scores. Regarding the performance of the sample, it can be observed in the Orbitomedial area severe alteration, in the Prefrontal area, and Dorsolateral was found mild-moderate alteration and severe alteration in the global executive function with deficits, to respect limits, follow rules, mental flexibility , verbal fluency and abstract attitude, indicating that homicides present an inadequate performance at the executive level and this may be the cause of their behavior patterns.</p>