Abstract
The legal framework and society demand the permanent training of lawyers, prosecutors and judges, since sometimes they can be overwhelmed by the complex human personality, to the point of not realizing that the defendant is really the perpetrator and he is a psychopath, even if he has pled not guilty, for these individuals have a great ability to manipulate and deceive others. This situation becomes significant, as lately many women have died at the hands of their boyfriends, husbands or ex-husbands with psychopathic profiles. To discover the true personality of the defendant, legal professionals can rely on forensic sciences, such as graphology and criminology. Graphology enables to unveil deception through the analysis of handwriting and provides the judge valuable information to reveal, for example, if the defendant is violent, manipulative, intelligent and devoid of empathy, or he is not. In this way, the professional will have a case broader overview and a better criterion in the administration of justice. The purpose of this essay is to outline some basic elements of graphology, such as graphic genres and the analysis of each letter in order to offer the professional a general perspective on the detection of personality tendencies of the parties involved in a lawsuit as to provide evidences.
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