Estudo sobre o papel do psicólogo na colheita do depoimento na produção de prova jurídica em processos envolvendo menores vítimas de violência em Maputo

Abstract

The present study entitled “Role of the Psychologist in the collection of Testimony in the production of Legal Evidence in processes involving Minor victims of Violence in Maputo”, was carried out at the Children’s Assistance Office Family and Minor Victims of Violence (GAFMVV) and at the Judicial Court of the City of Maputo (TJCM), there was The objective is to recognize the role of the Psychologist in collecting testimony with reduced harm to minors victims of violence. The study has a qualitative approach, exploratory and basic in nature. For collection of data, semi-structured interviews and simple observation were used in order to recognize the scenario that minors are subjected to, the research included the participation of two professionals from the justice. The survey results revealed that there is a lack of professionals specialized in dealing with minors victims of violence in order to protect them from secondary victimization. It is concluded that the practice of interviewing minors, used by the Mozambican judicial system, has a strong potential for their secondary victimization. It is recommended to adopt practices of the Special Deposition (DE) method adapted to the Mozambican context and that includes the figure of the psychologist in order to provide the best shelter for child victims(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)