The study of assessment and feedback on forensic psychology

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K04149
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Wako University (2018); Rikkyo University (2015-2017)
• Principal Investigator: Kumagami Takashi 和光大学, 現代人間学部, 教授 (40712063)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: アセスメント / フィードバック / 司法領域

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study revealed the principle and method about feedback of forensic psychological assessment for individuals who commit the crime and their community support team. We surveyed the thought about feedback of forensic psychological assessment to the members of Japanese association of criminal psychology. The results showed that the respondent tend to thought forensic psychological assessment were conducted for judge, education in correctional facilities, not for defendant, their family, and their community support team. On the other side, we interviewed to community support team for criminal defendant. They said that were not enough to share the information about forensic psychological assessment between correctional facilities and them. We concluded that forensic assessment should be conducted for defendant or juvenile delinquents. Because we thought they needed to know their characteristics and strength to recovery in the community.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

学術的意義としては，司法犯罪心理学の実務家および研究者にアセスメントとフィードバックに関する実情と意識調査をはじめて行ったこと，面接の手順シートなどを心理検査者へのアンケートをもとに作成したことである。
社会的意義として，現在，罪を犯した人のうち，発達障害や知的障害，認知症のある人の地域生活定着支援の際に，本人の知能検査結果や行動上の特徴などのアセスメント情報を，司法・矯正機関と支援者，本人が共有する仕組みへの提言を行った。