A psicopatia e os métodos adaptativos à prisão no Brasil.

Abstract

This scientific research aims to demonstrate the importance of implementing a policy of criminal enforcement toward psychopathic individuals. On this track, is scoped present situation of prison psychopathic criminals in Brazil, focusing on the need of diagnosis by applying the Hare scale - PCL-R (Psychopathy Checklist Revised), with the aim of making effective measures applied to psychopaths; assess when and on what crimes should use the Hare scale; verify ineffective security measure applied to psychopaths, and assess the possibility of implementation of special and / or life imprisonment for these individuals.Will be used as methods of procedure, the historical method, which will analyze the emergence of the first studies on psychopathy; and legal-exegetical method. The research consists of indirect documentation, based on the literature as well as in the analysis of scientific articles, doctrines, and internet sites with the purpose of obtaining a theoretical background on the subject. To achieve the objectives proposed by this study, the deductive method will be used, thus it will be seeking to clarify the question posed here, from general precepts and delimitation of their contents. With this purpose, the existing positions on the treatment of psychopaths will be analyzed, always taking into account the Brazilian legal system. Indeed, it is a current, extremely complex and major legal importance and social issue, as the peculiar characteristics of psychopathic individuals rises to a new level compliance with custodial sentences. Finally, performed the research, there was a confirmation of the problem and elaborate hypothesis, namely: Problem - Given the ineffectiveness of the measures and criminal penalties which is the best treatment to apply to psychopathic criminals in Brazil? Hypothesis - the use of Hare scale- PCL-R (Psychopathy Checklist Revised) with intent to render effective the measures applied to psychopaths, as well as the implementation of special prisons for convicts psychopaths.