THE ROLE OF BELIEFS IN ESTIMATING THE ACCURACY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE Cover Image

Rolul convingerilor în estimarea acurateţii informaţiilor conţinute de profilele psihologice criminalistice
THE ROLE OF BELIEFS IN ESTIMATING THE ACCURACY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE

Author(s): Oana Mateescu, Iulian Ipate
Subject(s): Law and Transitional Justice
Published by: Editura Hamangiu S.R.L.
Keywords: history of the offender; beliefs; psychological profil;

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to explore the findings made by Kocsis and Heller (2004), about the relationship between beliefs and how a person perceives the accuracy of a forensic psychological profile. The influence of various types of information contained in a profile, concerning how it is perceived as one precise and useful in conducting the judicial inquiry, was also considered. A group of 142 participants was used in the experimental approach, the aim being to highlight how they perceived information contained in a forensic psychological profile. The obtained results confirmed previous research conducted by Kocsis and Heller, noting a statistically significant correlation between individual beliefs and how he perceives the accuracy of a forensic psychological profile. Thus, the more an individual believes strongly in the effectiveness of profiling techniques, more likely he will perceive the information contained in a profile as accurate content that can be useful in judicial investigation. This relationship was broad regarding personal information related to the history of the offender and the way he operates.

  • Issue Year: IV/2016
  • Issue No: IV
  • Page Range: 609-615
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian
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