Os psicopatas homicidas aos olhos da legislação penal brasileira: falhas e lacunas no ordenamento jurídico patrio ao tratar os assassinos em série.

Abstract

The condition of the individual psychopath is still a very complex condition for psychologists, psychiatrists and jurists who are dedicated to the study of forensic psychiatry. The psychopathic individual does not have a pathology, but an antisocial personality disorder, which occurs due to a deformity in the limbic system. Because of this deformation, the psychopath becomes a completely apathetic person, cruel, disingenuous and incapable of learning from his mistakes and from the punishments that are applied to him. Due to the inability of psychopaths to learn from the punishments imposed on them, the sanctions provided for in Brazilian criminal law are ineffective in punishing and re-educating homicidal psychopaths. Therefore, for them to have the proper punishment, it is necessary to reform the Brazilian Penal Code, in order to pay more attention to homicidal psychopaths and treat them with the specificity they deserve. Keywords: Psychopathy. Psycho. Criminal Law.