Future Prospects for Multidisciplinary Collaborative Teams in Psychological Appraisal of Criminal Cases

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K03350
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 10030:Clinical psychology-related
• Research Institution: Bunkyo University (2022-2023); Komazawa Women's University (2019-2021)
• Principal Investigator: SUTOH Akira 文教大学, 人間科学部, 教授 (20584238)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 戸井 宏紀 東洋大学, 福祉社会デザイン学部, 准教授 (00780397) ; 岡本 吉生 日本女子大学, 家政学部, 教授 (20315716) ; 丸山 泰弘 立正大学, 法学部, 教授 (60586189)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 情状鑑定 / 更生支援計画 / 多職種協働チーム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

There have been few opportunities for psychologists and social workers to collaborate in providing entry-level support to criminal defendants, but in cases where the issue is whether the defendant should be given a suspended sentence or a prison sentence, an assessment that takes advantage of the strengths of both professionals is required. Therefore, we examined the possibility of creating an interdisciplinary team similar to that of the Public Defender's Interdisciplinary Team in the U.S. in Japan.
As a result, it was clarified that, based on the shared perspectives of "multidisciplinary and multiorganizational cooperation and collaboration," "rights protection practice," and "community welfare," future issues to be addressed include the sharing of research results and practical knowledge, trial and accumulation of collaborative practice cases, and establishment of a financial foundation to make a multidisciplinary collaborative team viable.

Free Research Field

犯罪心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

犯罪に至った人の更生は、伝統的な刑事罰から改善更生のための処遇や社会復帰に重点が置かれるようになってきている。そのためには、刑事裁判の入口段階において、犯罪の要因となる本人及び社会環境の課題を的確にアセスメントする必要があり、情状鑑定と更生支援計画の意義はますます高くなったといえる。本研究では、両者の強みを活かした協働・連携の在り方を理論面・実践面の双方から模索しており、かなり先駆的な内容となっている。成人の矯正処遇においては、拘禁刑の導入によって、より処遇の個別化が進むと考えられ、そうした点でも学術的な寄与がなし得ると考えている。