O psicólogo no sistema penal brasileiro

Abstract

The present research has as its theme the role of the psychologist in the Brazilian penal system, in view of the contradictions involved in the formation and in the forms of intervention of the psychologist focused on this field. The interest in the subject arose from the need to problematizes the existence and functioning of the penitentiary institution, its historical and social roots and original epistemological bases that gave them scientific foundations, and the place of psychology in this field, as well as its relations with this production of positivist criminology, wich emerged in the mid-nineteenth century. In order to carry out such discussion, bibliographic research was carried out, briefly approaching the history of the penal system, later, with the objective to contemplate and problematize the social reality that we witness today in Brazil. In this historical movement, we approach the current guidelines for the performance of the penitentiary psychologist that has been revealed in a critical way to the legacy left by the biodeterminist, classificatory and excluding knowledge of criminology to psychology. In the current brazilian prison context, we discussed obstacles to an ethical performance of the psychologist in this scenario, and whether other modalities of action would be possible that prioritize the realization of human rights.