¿La psicología en el campo de la ciencia? ¿O la psicología como ciencia? Problemáticas epistemológicas en la producción de conocimiento en el campo de la Psicología forense
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: At the intersection of Psychology and Law, tensions arise that challenge both professional practice and the theoretical frameworks that sustain it. This encounter involves not only a dialogue between disciplines but also a clash of distinct logics: the legal field, grounded in formal truth and normative procedures, and psychology, rooted in subjectivity, listening, and ethical-clinical inquiry. Far from a harmonious integration, this relationship demands a critical perspective that acknowledges the complexities inherent to each field, especially in contexts of high social and subjective conflict. This article explores the epistemological assumptions underlying psychological practice in forensic settings, particularly the enduring influence of positivist paradigms within legal and technical systems. It questions the adequacy of such frameworks in addressing the subjective dimensions of conflict and proposes an alternative approach that considers professional action as both an ethical and political stance. In doing so, it warns against reducing the psychologist’s role to that of a mere “technical assistant” to the justice system, a move that risks stripping the discipline of its critical, ethical, and clinical contributions.
Author: Theotocas, Guillermo E.
Language: Spanish
Subfield: General Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7219960348