Depoimento especial: um novo paradigma no enfrentamento à violência sexual infanto-juvenil: a aplicação da metodologia do de no município de Itaqui – RS

Abstract

The present essay has as purpose to acknowledge how professionals of Itaqui/RS County’s job has been constituted alongside the Special Testimony of children/teenagers victims/witnesses of sexual harassment in the municipal jurisdiction, as well as the workers perceptions along the process. It has as general objective, that encircles the investigation, to analyze the Special Testimony method effectiveness to the guarantee of rights for children and teenagers victims of sexual harassment at Itaqui/RS County, as to provide with theorical-practical subsidies that qualify public politics of protection for this social segment. The specific goals contemplate an analysis of the knowledge, practices and resources deployed to children and teenagers protection during the Special Testimony taking; investigation of the ethical-professional implications for the ST execution; to demonstrate the Special Testimony procedure advances and limitations for the prevention of recidivism and children and teenagers protection; to highlight manners the judiciary through the Special Testimony public politic implantation contributes to children and teenagers to take place in protection and not in sexual crimes evidence production. As for the objectives, this investigation carried out an exploratory-descriptive study, based on a qualitative methodologic approach. The results found point out that: a) the most qualified professionals for the task of judicially hear children and teenagers victims of sexual harassment, meaning, Special Testimony taking, are the psychologist and the social worker; b) training to work with Special Testimony is indispensable; c) the interdisciplinarity is present with the Special Testimony; e) the Special Testimony sets as a damage reduction practice; f) the professionals report that the Special Testimony appliance experience was based upon respect, hearing and the possibility of “restlessness” relief by exposing feelings aroused by the abuse suffered; g) a private and exposition-free interview guarantees the conservation and respect to children and teenagers’ rights; h) a great benefit is the physical structure designed for the Special Testimony hearings; i) one of the challenges still found during hearings rollout is the system inconsistency, such as power and internet outage, audio and video malfunction. Analyzing how actions of professionals who work with hearings where is taken the Special Testimony of children/teenagers victims of sexual harassment in Itaqui/RS County contributes not only to expand the debate about each professional’s role on the referred activity, but also to propose actions on the defense, protection and guarantee of children and teenagers’ rights.