Vengeance with a vengeance: is it worth to study it?

• Autores: Nereida Bueno Guerra
• Localización: Anuario de psicología jurídica, ISSN 1133-0740, Nº. 22, 2012, págs. 95-110
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5093/aj2012a9
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  • español

    Frijda (1994) advirtió de que no existía ningún estudio profundo sobre la venganza, animando a los investigadores a explorar este campo. En el presente artículo se ha llevado a cabo una búsqueda bibliográfica actualizada obteniendo resultados similares, pero esta vez planteando cuatro argumentos (culturales, judiciales, psicológicos, criminológicos y sociales) para justificar su estudio, concluyendo cómo la sociedad y los individuos pueden beneficiarse si se investiga sobre los deseos de venganza (DdV). Los DdV normalmente subyacen al crimen con más prevalencia de España. Algunas víctimas de bullying y mobbing pueden albergar DdV y convertirse en agresores. Para lograr un sistema judicial más objetivo, medir los sesgos vengativos en jurados populares sería útil, así como hacerlo con internos penitenciarios para evaluar el riesgo de reincidencia. Desde tiempos remotos hasta el presente, los DdV han modulado modificaciones de códigos penales. Estas y otras razones así como posibles futuras líneas de investigación son esgrimidas en el texto para finalmente proponer más investigación desde la óptica interdisciplinar, de manera que del esfuerzo común de distintas disciplinas se logre nuevo conocimiento sobre la materia

  • English

    Frijda (1994) warned that there was no major psychological study on vengeance, encouraging researchers to explore it. In the present article, an updated bibliographic search is done yielding similar conclusions but this time stating four arguments (cultural, judicial, criminal and psychological and social) to justify its study, concluding how society and individuals would benefit from it. Desires of vengeance (DoV) usually underlies the most prevalent crime in Spain. Some victims of bullying and mobbing can harbor DoV and turn into aggressors. In order to achieve a more objective judicial system, the measure of vindictive bias in juries may be helpful, as well as doing it within inmates, to assess risk of recidivism. From ancient to current times, DoV have modulated penal code modifications. These and some other reasons and possible future lines of research are shown to eventually propose an interdisciplinary study and further research so that from common effort of different disciplines we can achieve new knowledge of the matter

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