La particularidad que ofrece la psicología jurídica y forense en la evaluación de la personalidad de un usuario

Abstract

Legal and Forensic Psychology is the branch of psychology applied to the legal context. In which the psychologist evaluates and explains the psychological and personality aspects, whose purpose is to serve as an auxiliary member for the judge to take a decision. The psychologist can work in different areas, such as criminal, civil, and family law. In this work, a review is given of the implications related to his work, such as the contribution he makes to the law and the ethical implications. Therefore, this essay proposes the objective of describing the particularities offered by legal-forensic psychology when evaluating the personality of a subject. This is done through the analysis of the scientific literature and finally a case study. The significant conclusion is that when evaluating personality from legal and forensic psychology, aspects of the individual are analyzed, which allows to understand and explain from a scientific rigor the nature of his behavior and subjectivity, not only in the victim, but also in the victimizer. Likewise, it provides a response that, depending on the case, allows the judge to be aware of other aspects that, according to his preparation, would not be evident. Another issue that is concluded is that despite the efforts of psychology to give a human and ethical value to the proceedings, there is still a long way to go, from academic preparation to how certain psychologists practice in the legal sphere.