Test assessment systems applied by judicials of the Zulia state penal judicial circuit

Abstract

The evaluation of the evidence could be assumed as a ductile concept, supported by the free will of the judge, which is why, repeatedly, the last stage could be reached with null evidence, generating long-term consequences, based on manifestly useless evidence. In this sense, the general objective of the study was oriented to describe the evaluation systems of the tests applied by the judges of the Criminal Judicial Circuit of the Zulia State Circumscription, as part of the Venezuelan criminal procedure. The research is framed within the descriptive typology, with a non-experimental cross-sectional field design. The analysis unit is represented by 10 trial judges, who become the study population. The data collection technique used was observation through survey; through a questionnaire containing 9 items and five alternatives of closed answers, namely: Always, almost always, sometimes, almost never and never. Validity was achieved by applying the expert judgment technique and the Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of 0.86 was used for reliability. The results indicated a high application of the legal system priced or appraised (4.05) and, that of the intimate or free conviction (3.87), moderate in relation to the use of the reasoned free conviction system (3.05). Recommending that any interpretation of the parties involved in the process must be fully grounded, in order to guarantee the fundamental rights of the accused or defendant enshrined in the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (CRPV) and the Organic Code of Criminal Procedure (COPP).