Forensic psychological evaluation in homicide crimes

Abstract

The research had the aim know the methods that psychologist uses to evaluate the homicide at Prisioner Context, whose interest for this research, brought from seminaries and practice curriculum forensic-criminal, first at Penitentiary Science Institute and the next, at Prisioner Establishment of Calomboloca - PEC – Icolo e Bengo – Luanda. This is a qualitative nature research with exploratory focus, from that, we use semi interview as a tools to collect the dates, has being applied to a non-probabilistic sample, to a rational chose, the six psychologist of the PEC, Icolo e Bengo – Luanda. Was used, the summer analyze technique, to treat the dates, according to Bardin (2014), has coming two domains: “forensic evaluate” and “homicide murder”, and the respective categories and subcategories. The research results obtained from participants allowed us to know: 1. the forensic evaluation methods more used to homicide in Angolan penitentiary context with more incidences to the interview method; 2. the perception degree of how to define the method (s) to evaluate the homicide; 3. The technique-scientific acknowledge level showed in relation of forensic evaluation methods; 4. The homicide diagnostic finality and the forensic rapports; 5. The definition they have about homicide; 6. The relevance of psychology evaluation program in penitentiary context and, 7. Most of homicides relate in forensic evaluation ambivalent behavioral and criminal feelings as non guilty verse guilty. The study results suggest to create an inclusive technique scientific planning formation, specifically in psychology evaluation to commune´s murders, oriented to psychologists.