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perception of reports, and the disciplines writing them, by judges, magistrates and lawyers
practising in the various courts and one where reports by social workers, psychiatrists and
psychologists were rated. The findings are interesting for practitioners and had some repercussions
in interdisciplinary politics.
4019.4 Cultural characteristics are responsivity factors in correctional treatment, S. Wong 1, 2 ,
1 2
Regional Psychiatric Centre, Saskatoon, Canada; University of Saskatchewan, Canada
The Risk/Need/Responsivity principles are the cardinal rules of effective treatment to reduce
recidivate risk (Andrew & Bonta, 1998). Higher risk offenders should receive higher intensity
treatment (Risk Principle). Treatment should target criminogenic needs, or the direct or indirect
causes of criminal behaviors (Need Principle). Treatment delivery should accommodate the
offender’s idiosyncratic and ecological characteristics (Responsivity Principle). Treatment
delivery must be sensitive to the offender’s cultural characteristics and the ecology within which it
is offered, such as the extended vs nuclear family dynamics, cultural sanctions, and community
responses to the offender.
4019.5 Cross-cultural considerations in the assessment of violence risk, J. Ogloff, Monash
University, Thomas Embling Hospital, Victoria, Australia
Over the past 20 years researchers and clinicians have attempted to increase the accuracy of
violence risk prediction. This research was initiated in the US and Canada and more recently in the
UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Even among these western countries, the generalizable
the research finding is somewhat questionable. Of greater concern is the extent to which cultural
differences in other countries may reduce the utility of the research findings. This paper will
explore research on violence and violence risk prediction to emphasise the need for caution when
considering the generalizability of research findings and clinical applications among countries.
4019.6 The psychologist in court, C.A. Halloran, Hong Kong Psychological Services, Hong
Kong SAR, China
The purpose of this paper is to alert psychologists to the need to be prepared to testify as a witness
in court. The psychologist called upon may not necessarily be an expert witness in the accepted
sense but rather a witness who is called upon to assist the court due to his or her professional
involvement in the matter before the court. This paper includes discussion of the following: a) The
nature of an adversarial system; b) The perceived usefulness of psychological information; c) The
relevance of psychological language; d) The importance of presentation and preparation when
testifying in court.
4020 INVITED SYMPOSIUM
The disappearing computer: The next generation of human-computer interaction
Convener and Chair: N. Streitz, Germany
4020.1 The disappearing computer and the design of a social architectural space, N. Streitz,
Ambiente – Smart Environments of the Future, Darmstadt, Germany
In this presentation, I will first introduce the topic of the symposium and then present examples
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