Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Psychology as a science and profession studies human phenomena and has several branches composing its fields of practice. In specific terms, the focus of this work falls on Legal Psychology, which integrates the fields of Psychology and of Law. The present study seeks to analyze the performance of a team of psychologists in its interaction with legal professionals and in its relationships in a legal institution. This is developed by means of an experience report prepared from participant observation during the period of July 2019 to March 2020, recorded in a field diary in a Court of Domestic and Family Violence Against Women. Data analysis was also supported by work reports describing situations in the experience and summarizing trajectories in the institution. The results demonstrate that this research contributed to a better understanding of the relationships among teams at the Psychology-Law interface, as well as highlighting the importance of an approach by gender studies and its transversalizations to issues of race, class, and generation, towards a training in Psychology anchored in a commitment to defending women’s rights. As the work’s return to the field, efforts will be made to improve the analyses on the subjective and social issues involved in the demands related to legal processes in Courts of Domestic and Family Violence against Women shared by both sectors.
Authors: Alice Oliveira Silva dos Santos, Luiza Rodrigues dos Santos, Marilda Castelar
Institution: Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4210697644