Journal article
Inter-rater Reliability of Criteria-Based Content Analysis of Children's Statements of Abuse.
- Niveau G HUG, Unité de psychiatrie Légale, rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Lausanne, Geneve 14, Switzerland.
- Lacasa MJ rue des Eaux-Vives 94, 1207, Genève, Switzerland.
- Berclaz M rue des Eaux-Vives 94, 1207, Genève, Switzerland.
- Germond M Faculté de médecine, avenue de Champel 9, 1206, Genève, Switzerland.
- 2015-08-15
Published in:
- Journal of forensic sciences. - 2015
child sexual abuse
credibility
criteria-based content analysis
forensic psychiatry
forensic science
statement validity assessment
Adolescent
Age Factors
Child
Child Abuse
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Mental Recall
Reproducibility of Results
Switzerland
English
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.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1111/1556-4029.12816
- PMID 26272453
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/54368
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