Psicopatas homicidas: sua punibilidade no sistema penal brasileiro

Abstract

Homicidal psychopaths and their punishability in the Brazilian penal system, this article analyzes the lack of effectiveness in relation to the punishment of these i ndividuals in Brazil, demonstrating how the implementation of a new system will be efficient. It will mainly cover aspects such as the evolution of the concept of psychopathy and its definitions according to experts, the personality characteristics of a se vere psychopathic person, and what differs such individuals psychologically from non psychopathic people, the identification of people who have this type of behavior in the first years of life, so that it is possible to anticipate what they may become. As well as the difference in treatment and punishment that psychopaths receive in different countries and how this topic is approached in Brazil. In the text we will also find the consequences of not having an adequate punitive system for these individuals, a s well as the most effective measures to adopt, and thus be able to reduce and even prevent them from committing crimes.