El estudio del perdón desde la Justicia TerapéuticaRevisión sistemática sobre los beneficios del perdón para el victimario

  1. Verónica Marcos 1
  2. Mercedes Novo 1
  3. Alba González 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

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Journal:
Revista Iberoamericana de Justicia Terapéutica

ISSN: 2718-6822

Year of publication: 2021

Issue: 3

Type: Article

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Abstract

The promotion of restorative processes in the field of justice has fostered social and scientific interest in the study of forgiveness, mainly from the victim's perspective. Research shows the impact of the process of forgiveness on psychological well-being; however, it is necessary to know more about the effects it can have, particularly for people who commit crimes, both in terms of self-forgiveness and in terms of the relational process between victim and offender. For this purpose, a systematic review of the scientific literature on the benefits of forgiveness for people who commit crimes was carried out in this paper. A total of 21 articles extracted from the Psycinfo, Dialnet and Web of Science databases were analyzed. The results of the studies reviewed show that, after the crime, feelings of guilt, remorse, shame, anger and/or rumination are generated, which are attenuated by the acceptance of responsibility for their actions, with the reaffirmation of the values violated and the commitment of the people who break the law to their future conduct. As a consequence of this process, self-esteem and empathy, the sense of belonging to the community, gratitude towards the forgiver and a reduction in recidivism are increased. This work provides a vision in of Restorative and Therapeutic Jurisprudence as new ways of serving justice, paving the way for future research that promotes the well-being of people through restorative and therapeutic intervention tools. The limitations of the work are presented, as well as future lines of research that can contribute to systematize the study of forgiveness as a psychological variable.

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