[Interrater reliability of the criteria-based assessment of criminal responsibility in paraphilic disorders].

ABSTRACT:

Background

For the assessment of criminal responsibility in the context of sexual delinquency, the evaluation of the severity of a paraphilic disorder and the ability to be controlled are of particular importance. Established assessment criteria are insufficiently operationalized.

Aim and methods

The existing criteria were tested by experts of various professional groups with respect to the reliability. For this purpose, 14 experts assessed the criteria of 2 different sets of criteria based on 2 case vignettes (see electronic supplementary material).

Results and conclusion

The interrater reliability (IRR) with reference to the criteria of Briken and Müller was higher than the previously established criteria of Boetticher et al. The evaluation of the subjective importa

SUBMITTER: Dobbrunz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808990 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature