ATUAÇÃO DO PROFISSIONAL DE PSICOLOGIA NO SISTEMA PRISIONAL BRASILEIRO

Abstract

Legal psychology is the most used term in Brazil to refer to the role/relationship of psychologists with the justice system. Legal psychology is a practice that is growing in Brazil compared to other areas of activity and with few publications on the subject. Legal psychology is divided into areas, with forensic psychology being one of them and the most present in prisons and courts. The present work aims to analyze what is the role of psychology professionals in the legal field in general and to find out if there are difficulties in exercising their work and which ones are. Prisons are maintained through the discourse of resocialization of the criminal subject through the deprivation of their freedom, at the same time that the conditions of this space prevent this objective from being achieved. The work addresses the birth of prisons, punishment of the body and soul of the condemned, ethical-political issues of psychological practice such as making reports and opinions while seeking to develop a practice that promotes health, well-being and rights in prison, addresses the consequences of incarceration for the detainees' subjectivity and whether resocialization is possible within that space. To this end, bibliographic research on the subject and a semi-structured interview will be conducted with a professional who works in the area, addressing questions about his professional practice within a prison institution.