A intervenção da vítima como assistente de acusação no processo penal: retomada de protagonismo ou mera vingança?

Abstract

The victim's role in criminal proceedings was represented in several ways. O offended has already had ample protagonism, in times like the private revenge, as well as having a very small participation, as in the period of divine vengeance. Of this Thus, it is essential to analyze the role of the criminal victim in history so that understand where she is today. Furthermore, the spectacularization of the criminal proceedings promoted by the mainstream media have direct impacts about how to punish oneself, so that the feeling of revenge becomes socially boasted for an imposition of the media agenda. Like Consequently, “easy” ways to end crime are pointed out, such as laws more severe, strong police repression, abuse of authority, among others. Like this, considering this context of strong revenge in society, the figure of the prosecution assistant, modality by which the victim can intervene in the process. Investigations are made regarding the interest of prosecution assistance, which cannot be become merely vindictive, since that would be contrary to the term of the supposed accusatory system and with fundamental rights and guarantees in which we live