Impact on Verdict of Gender Homogeneous Juries in a Case of Rape

Fernández, Ramón Arce; Fariña, Francisco; Novo, Mercedes; Real, Santiago

doi:10.1515/9783110804799.113

Cited by 3 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In the reception phase, and after presenting the program and signed the acceptance form of participation, they were evaluated on the psychological adjustment. The order in which measures (i.e., assessment of psychological adjustment, risk assessment, assessment of cognitive skills, assessment of psychosocial skills) were administered to participants, was rotated, following a standard systematic rotation procedure (i.e., A, B, C, D, …...; B, C, D, …...; C, …...), in order to control the carry-over effect of the measurement variables in the subsequent ones (Arce et al, 2000).…”

Section: Procedures and Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is the Self-reported Information by Male Sentenced of Violence against Women in the Intervention Phase Valid?

Fernández

Marcos

Sanmarco

et al. 2024

Anuario De Psicología Jurídica

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The evaluation of the needs of convicts is a critical issue for the design of the intervention. Nonetheless, in the information reported by convicts in penitentiary evaluation, simulation (malingering) and dissimulation (denial of symptoms, social desirability, and both) must be suspected. Thus, a field study with the aim of estimating the prevalence rate of the distortions and its effects in the needs reported by convicts was designed. A total of 624 men convicted for intimate partner violence reported their needs in the MMPI-2 in the reception phase of a penitentiary intervention program. Results: tion consisting in denial of symptoms, .112 [.087, .137], social desirability, .223 [.190, .256], and the combination of both two, .120 [.095, .145]. The effects in denial of symptoms emerged in the information of less depressive (i.e., lack of interest in activities, excessive sensitivity, lack of sociability), paranoid (i.e., interpersonal sensitivity and perceptiveness), psychasthenic (i.e., general subjective distress and negative affect), schizoid (i.e., alienation, chaotic interpersonal relations, and disruptive cognitive processes), and hypomanic (i.e., hyperactivity, irritability, and sensation seeking) symptoms. Likewise, social desirability dissimulators detailed significantly less depressive, psychopathic (i.e., less general social maladjustment), paranoid, psychasthenic, schizoid, and hypomanic symptoms. Similarly, the whole dissimulators (combining denial of symptoms and social desirability responses) informed less depressive, psychopathic, paranoid, psychasthenic, schizoid, and hypomanic symptoms, and fewer problems of social introversion. Conversely, they related significantly more symptoms of hysteria (i.e., physical complaints). Distortions introduced by convicts in self-reports must be controlled to design effective correctional interventions.¿Es válida la información reportada por sentenciados por maltrato contra la mujer en la fase de intervención? R E S U M E N La evaluación de las necesidades de los sentenciados es clave para diseñar la intervención. No obstante, en la información facilitada por los sentenciados en proceso de evaluación penitenciaria ha de sospecharse simulación y disimulación (negación de síntomas, deseabilidad o ambas). Por ello, se diseñó un estudio de campo con el objetivo de estimar la tasa de prevalencia de distorsiones en las respuestas y sus efectos en las necesidades psicológicas informadas. Una muestra de 624 hombres sentenciados por violencia de género informaron de sus necesidades en el MMPI-2 en la fase de acogida de un programa de intervención penitenciario. Los resultados pusieron de manifiesto que las respuestas de los sentenciados eran coherentes y no estaban sujetas a simulación. No obstante, se observó una prevalencia significativa de disimulación consistente en negación de síntomas, .112 [.087, .137], deseabilidad social, .223 [.190, .256], y la combinación de ambas, .120 [.095, .145]. Los efectos de las distorsiones en la negación de síntomas se manifestaron ...

show abstract

Section: Procedures and Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is the Self-reported Information by Male Sentenced of Violence against Women in the Intervention Phase Valid?

Fernández

Marcos

Sanmarco

et al. 2024

Anuario De Psicología Jurídica

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The tests were administered to participants during school attendance. The order of obtaining the measurements was counterbalanced following a standard rotation procedure (Arce et al, 2000) to counterbalance a possible interaction effect between variables. The collection, storage and treatment of the data was carried out according with the Spanish Data Protection Act (Ley Orgánica 3/2018, de 5 de diciembre, de Protección de Datos Personales y Garantía de los Derechos Digitales, 2018).…”

Section: Design and Proceduresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence and Quantification of the Effects of Sexual Harassment Victimization of School-Aged Adolescents

Marcos,

Seijo,

Montes

et al. 2023

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background/aim: Sexual harassment has become a serious social and public health problem in adolescence, causing adverse effects on mental health. Nevertheless, some behaviours arise that, due to their characteristics, might be misinterpreted as sexual harassment. A field study, a survey with a non-probabilistic accidental sampling, was designed in order to estimate the prevalence of sexual harassment victimization in the Spanish adolescent population, as well as to quantify the harms. Method: 1028 Spanish adolescents, 54.3% females and 45.7% males, aged 13-17 years (M = 15.21, SD = 1.03), responded to a diagnostic measure of sexual harassment victimization and an inventory measure of internalizing and externalizing Mental Health Problems (MHPs). Results: The results showed a significant prevalence of diagnosed sexual harassment victimization of school-aged adolescents, 24.1%, 95% [.215, 267], with adverse effects on internalizing and externalizing MHPs. As for the internalizing MHPs, the results showed moderate adverse effects on depression, anxiety, somatic burns, posttraumatic symptoms, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms; and mild adverse effects on social anxiety. With regard to externalizing MHPs, the results revealed moderate adverse effects on hyperactivity-impulsivity, anger control and antisocial behaviour; and mild adverse effects on attention problems, aggression and defiant behaviour. In addition, it was corroborated that sexual harassment victimization affects adolescent females to a greater extent, with the effect being significantly greater in internalizing than in externalizing MHPs. Conclusions: The results obtained are discussed and future lines of research and intervention are proposed to promote the implementation of prevention and intervention programs that address this phenomenon and, in turn, improve the physical, psychological, and social well-being of adolescents.

show abstract

“…Thus, there is no evidence of the reliability of the measures. Third, kappa does not guarantee the exact concordance between raters i.e., if the exact correspondence between coding is not verified, two errors may be codified as an agreement (this effect is controlled by true kappa [Arce et al, 2000], but it was no possible to compute as the police reports did not include the source for each item). In consequence, general agreement is overestimated.…”

Section: Study Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk Assessment in Victims of Gender Violence: Analyzing the Discrepancies Between Police and Forensic Reports

Galera,

Hernández-Romero,

Hernández del Rincón

et al. 2023

Rev. iberoam. psicol. salud

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background/Objective: Violence against women impacts on global health. We evaluate the degree of discrepancy between the protocols completed by the police and the forensic team, investigate the profile of the accused and the victim and evaluate the variables studied in the risk assessment protocols. Method: A retrospective observational descriptive epidemiological study was carried out with all the urgent assessments of the risk of gender-based violence carried out by the forensic expert adhered to the Unidades de Valoración Integral [Comprehensive Assessment Units] of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of the Region of Murcia (Spain) during 2020. A total of 95 urgent assessment reports were included. Results: The profile of the female victim resulted a 36 years old woman, who has suffered repeated physical and psychological abuse and who continues to live with the offender as a result of economic dependence. The accused profile was a 40 years old man, with a criminal record and a pattern of consumption of toxic substances. Conclusions: We detected a high degree of concordance between the assessments by the Police and the forensic team. However, we found discrepancies in 11.6% of the reports in which, the consideration of the intermediate risk category, may help in the decision-making process for protection measures. RESUMENAntecedentes/Objetivos: La violencia contra las mujeres impacta en la salud global. Evaluamos el grado de discrepancia entre los protocolos cumplimentados por la policía y el equipo forense, investigamos el perfil del agresor y la víctima y evaluamos las variables estudiadas en los protocolos de valoración del riesgo. Método: Se realizó estudio epidemiológico descriptivo observacional retrospectivo con todas las valoraciones urgentes de riesgo de violencia de género realizadas por los equipos forenses de las Unidades de Valoración Forense Integral (UVFI) adscritos al

show abstract

Impact on Verdict of Gender Homogeneous Juries in a Case of Rape

Cited by 3 publications

References 0 publications

Is the Self-reported Information by Male Sentenced of Violence against Women in the Intervention Phase Valid?

Is the Self-reported Information by Male Sentenced of Violence against Women in the Intervention Phase Valid?

Prevalence and Quantification of the Effects of Sexual Harassment Victimization of School-Aged Adolescents

Risk Assessment in Victims of Gender Violence: Analyzing the Discrepancies Between Police and Forensic Reports

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About