%0 Journal Article %T La evaluaci¨®n psicol¨®gica en el ¨¢mbito forense %A Alfaro Bola£¿os %A M.PsC. Jorge %A Jim¨¦nez Abarca %A Licda. Vanesa %A Mu£¿oz Hern¨¢ndez %A Lic. Jeffry %J Medicina Legal de Costa Rica %D 2006 %I Asociaci¨®n Costarricense de Medicina Forense %X this article introduces the reader to the comprehension of the inviolable task of forensic psychologists. far from heading towards a methodological confrontation, it searches for the pragmatic assurance of its inquisitive work from the psychological view point; without the historic contamination it has suffered from requirements that are beyond its field and have devalued it through the years, turning it into an expertise which few appreciate and many criticize. it also allows, in a respectable manner, to reconsider and redefine the rightful tasks of psychology. %K inviolable task %K forensic psychologist %K methodological confrontation %K pragmatic assurance %K psychological inquisitive work %K historic contamination %K devaluation of work %K low-priced expertise. %U http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1409-00152006000200005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en