FUNCTIONING OF THE MENTAL DEFENCES IN THE CONDUCT OF THE INTERROGATION WITHIN THE CRIMINAL PROCESS

Authors

  • Hristo Ivanov Popnikolov Southwest University “Neofit Rilski” Blagoevgrad, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology

Keywords:

accused, psychological, protective, the Dominant, crime, criminal, process, counteraction, stress, mobilize

Abstract

From the subject   presented  in  the report it is evident that  the pre-trial and  the court bodies may, to some extent, be influenced both by the person of the accused and by his competence to participate in the criminal process. In this regard as an expert, the psychologist can offer invaluable assistance. Each expertise would assist all actors involved in the administration of justice on their objective assessment of the offenders, the understanding of their individual protection and the inherent self-justification during procedural actions. The involvement of psychologists in the criminal process is key to establishing the truth in the investigation, because every crime as an act has a subjective side, expressed in the psychic attitude of the perpetrator to the committed act. Establishing these psychological motives is a key point in the criminal process with a view to establishing the truth.

Psychological protection stabilizes the personality in the critical conditions of counteraction, related to the elimination of the experiences of tension, anxiety, stress and frustration, leading to maximum mobilization of its resources and at the same time to their overpayment. Thus, the individual who is the subject of the process action is  protected against the adverse external influences, but at the cost of a lot of effort and enormous loss of nervous-mental energy, which increases his own vulnerability instead of contributing to its reduction. The appearance and functioning of psychological protection can   be significantly impeded by the interaction of the investigator with the accused. Even more complicated is the situation when it breaks the communication contact that may arise in the psychological alienation and self-isolation of the accused due to the desire to protect himself.

Protective psychological dominance is a real psychic activity that investigators, investigators, investigators and judges need to take into account in order to effectively deal with their task and to overcome the resistance of the investigated persons and  in a time  to prove  in a lawful and moral way their guilt and  participation in the commitment of  the  crimes .

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Published

2021-12-15

How to Cite

Ivanov Popnikolov, H. (2021). FUNCTIONING OF THE MENTAL DEFENCES IN THE CONDUCT OF THE INTERROGATION WITHIN THE CRIMINAL PROCESS. KNOWLEDGE - International Journal , 49(5), 985–990. Retrieved from https://ikm.mk/ojs/index.php/kij/article/view/4511