Abstract

ELOY, Consuelo Biacchi  and  CONSTANTINO, Elizabeth Piemonte. Psychology and judicialization cases of sexual violence. Rev. psicol. polít. [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.23, pp. 139-152. ISSN 2175-1390.

The violence is a phenomenon to be faced by several public actions and requires a formal notification system that preserves the victim of suffering from public exposure. This article discusses, in the specificity of Psychology action at the Court of the State of Sao Paulo, the importance of public policy in confronting sexual violence and the assistance of the victims. The main objective of this article is to provide a review of the relationship between the Judiciary and the Public Policy, focusing on networking and the unnecessary judicialization of actions that should be developed in another environment. The way the fact is treated in the family and the society will determine the victims' reactions and their readiness to talk about it, both in the police investigation, as in the judicial lawsuit, or yet, in specific assistance programs.

Keywords : Justice; Judicialization; Public policy; Psychology; Sexual violence.

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