Prapaipit Dounghirun. A performance study of personnel who worked as psychologist or social worker according to the Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Act (No.20) B.E.2542 . Master's Degree(Clinical Psychology). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2003.
A performance study of personnel who worked as psychologist or social worker according to the Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Act (No.20) B.E.2542
Abstract:
This study aimed 1. to find out about the performance of personnel who
worked as psychologists or social workers according to The Criminal Procedure
Code Amendment Act (No. 20) B.E. 2542, 2. to study the relationship between the
reason for accepting a job and the performance of personnel who did the job, and 3. to
find out about the problems involved in doing the job. Data was obtained through 514
questionnaires received from personnel who were either psychologists or social
workers who registered at the Ministry of Justice until the end of 2001. 450 of them
(87.7 %) work according to the Act. Data were analyzed for frequency distribution,
percentage, mean, standard deviation and chi-sqaure coefficient.
It was found that 94.2 % of them had a special setting for interrogation of
children of which 22.8 % of the settings had a one-way mirror. 15.8 % of the
personnel used special techniques and equipment to help with interrogation, such as an
anatomical doll or picture drawing. 97.6 % of the studied samples observed the
child’s reaction. 81.1 % of them informed the child about the importance of telling the
truth. 72.4 % calmed or supported the child mentally every time the interrogation was
done. Only 37.6 % used special techniques and equipment in interrogation. 12.7 %
met with a multidisciplinary team prior to interrogation. Regarding the relationship
between the reason for a person accepting a job and his/her performance, it was found
that each reason significantly related to the performance at the level of .05.
The problems occurring were from the setting and equipment (75.6 %) and
expenses and gratuity (67.3 %). Also, the study participants recommended that the
suitability of the setting and personnel could be improved.