Vengeance with a Vengeance: Is it Worth to Study it?

Abstract

Frijda (1994) warned that there was no major psychological study on vengeance, is done yielding similar conclusions but this time stating four arguments (cultural, judicial, encouraging researchers to explore it. In the present article, an updated bibliographic search criminal and psychological and social) to justify its study, concluding how society and indi- viduals would benefit from it. Desires of vengeance (DoV) usually underlies the most pre- aggressors. In order to achieve a more objective judicial system, the measure of vindictive valent crime in Spain. Some victims of bullying and mobbing can harbor DoV and turn into bias in juries may be helpful, as well as doing it within inmates, to assess risk of recidivism. interdisciplinary study and further research so that from common effort of different discipli- some other reasons and possible future lines of research are shown to eventually propose an From ancient to current times, DoV have modulated penal code modifications. These and nes we can achieve new knowledge of the matter