Intervention of the clinical psychologist against femicide in the city of Portoviejo

Abstract

The Clinical Psychologist has an extensive stage for his professional development, in the present work he stands out in the judicial field and more specifically with cases of femicide; this is how Clinical Psychology is applied to the law. The purpose of this essay is to investigate the mode of intervention of this professional to identify the main functions in his practice; a bibliographic study focused on the selection of relevant information was carried out, as well as an interview to the professional of this area in the Prosecutor General of the State of the Canton Portoviejo - Ecuador, which allowed to determine that one of the main roles of the Clinical Psychologist in these cases , consists of the evaluation of the victimizer when a competent judge determines it or for the defense of the same, in addition its role is related to the psychological autopsy which is useful to obtain information and clarify doubtful deaths and suspicions of criminality, and evaluates in turn cases of attempted femicide, so the Clinical Psychologist becomes an auxiliary of justice, responding with his specific work to the duty to investigate.