Inter-rater Reliability of Criteria-Based Content Analysis of Children's Statements of Abuse.


Autoria(s): Niveau G.; Lacasa M.J.; Berclaz M.; Germond M.
Data(s)

2015

Resumo

The evaluation of children's statements of sexual abuse cases in forensic cases is critically important and must and reliable. Criteria-based content analysis (CBCA) is the main component of the statement validity assessment (SVA), which is the most frequently used approach in this setting. This study investigated the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of CBCA in a forensic context. Three independent raters evaluated the transcripts of 95 statements of sexual abuse. IRR was calculated for each criterion, total score, and overall evaluation. The IRR was variable for the criteria, with several being unsatisfactory. But high IRR was found for the total CBCA scores (Kendall's W = 0.84) and for overall evaluation (Kendall's W = 0.65). Despite some shortcomings, SVA remains a robust method to be used in the comprehensive evaluation of children's statements of sexual abuse in the forensic setting. However, the low IRR of some CBCA criteria could justify some technical improvements.

Identificador

http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_8974490D0A5F

isbn:1556-4029 (Electronic)

pmid:26272453

doi:10.1111/1556-4029.12816

isiid:000360985000019

Idioma(s)

en

Fonte

Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 1247-1252

Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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