Kruh I P, Brodsky S L
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487-0348, USA.
Behav Sci Law. 1997 Spring;15(2):151-65. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0798(199721)15:2<151::aid-bsl267>3.0.co;2-u.
Completing clinical evaluations of juveniles considered for transfer to criminal court requires specialized expertise. However, there is little empirical foundation upon which they can be based. Within each of the three major evaluation domains (amenability to treatment, risk for future violence, and sophistication/maturity), we ask the following questions: a) Can forensic examiners properly assess this area, and if so using what tools?; b) How can social science research clarify the transfer evaluation, particularly as it is impacted by systems issues?; and c) How should the evaluation be structured? In doing so, we review clinical suggestions for completing these evaluations and identify pertinent research directions. A number of general issues specific to these evaluations are also discussed.
对考虑移送刑事法庭的青少年进行临床评估需要专业知识。然而，这些评估几乎没有实证依据。在三个主要评估领域（治疗可接受性、未来暴力风险以及成熟度/心智成熟度）中的每一个领域，我们提出以下问题：a）法医检查人员能否正确评估这一领域，如果可以，使用什么工具？b）社会科学研究如何能够阐明移送评估，特别是在它受到系统问题影响的情况下？c）评估应如何构建？在此过程中，我们审视完成这些评估的临床建议，并确定相关的研究方向。还讨论了这些评估特有的一些一般性问题。
