Clancy Catherine, Martschuk Natalie, Leach Chelsea, Powell Martine B
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Mount Gravatt, QLD, Australia.
Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Mount Gravatt, QLD, Australia.
Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2024 Apr 7;32(3):401-422. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2024.2314002. eCollection 2025.
Forensic risk assessments are used to determine sanctions, identify recidivism risk and inform implementation of risk reduction strategies. The best way to gather reliable data to inform decisions is important and the focus of this mixed-method study. Forty-five experienced professionals performed a risk assessment involving a young person who sexually offended (YPSO). They read a good-quality or a poor-quality interview and collateral information. Under half (42.2%) of participants provided the expected risk ratings. Some participants misidentified elements of good-quality interviewing (e.g. rapport, open questions). Ratings of fairness of the forensic interview were positively associated with increased sense of perceived interview quality. Confidence in risk-assessment decisions tended to be higher in the good-quality than the poor-quality interview group. Practitioners involved in the risk assessment of YPSO should receive effective/robust training in best practice interviewing so they can identify and implement empirically based interviewing techniques for care provision for YPSO.
法医风险评估用于确定制裁措施、识别再犯风险并为降低风险策略的实施提供依据。收集可靠数据以辅助决策的最佳方法至关重要，这也是这项混合方法研究的重点。45名经验丰富的专业人员对一名有性犯罪行为的年轻人（YPSO）进行了风险评估。他们阅读了高质量或低质量的访谈及旁证信息。不到一半（42.2%）的参与者给出了预期的风险评级。一些参与者错误识别了高质量访谈的要素（如融洽关系、开放式问题）。法医访谈公平性的评级与感知到的访谈质量提升呈正相关。在高质量访谈组中，对风险评估决策的信心往往高于低质量访谈组。参与YPSO风险评估的从业者应接受关于最佳实践访谈的有效/强化培训，以便他们能够识别并采用基于实证的访谈技巧为YPSO提供护理服务。
