Why Psychological and Pedagogical Examinations in Disputes Concerning Child-Rearing Do Not Meet the Needs of Justice

Basing on the compilation of expert practice and the analysis of court practice reasons for the extensive increase psychological and pedagogical examinations assigned in civil proceedings in cases concerning child-rearing are addressed. The main associated issues are the lack of the own methodology...

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Main Authors: E. V. Vaske, F. S. Safuanov, T. N. Sekerazh
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Language:Russian
Published: Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science 2020-04-01
Series:Теория и практика судебной экспертизы
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Online Access:https://www.tipse.ru/jour/article/view/576
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description Basing on the compilation of expert practice and the analysis of court practice reasons for the extensive increase psychological and pedagogical examinations assigned in civil proceedings in cases concerning child-rearing are addressed. The main associated issues are the lack of the own methodology for psychological and pedagogical examinations in the judicial proceedings; resolving questions by educational and education psychologists, which are out of the scope of their specialized knowledge and competence, including those falling within the purview of the court’s exclusive com­petence; giving unreasonable advice, which violates citizens’ rights; the lack of professional compe­tence necessary to conduct forensic expertise. It is found that opinions on the results of psychological and pedagogical examinations do not meet the requirements of the law, including on account of private educational psychologists’ insufficient professional training. It is shown that the inadequacy of law regarding professional and qualification requirements to experts allows courts to treat the verification of experts’ competence uncritically. As a result, an improper subject of forensic activity is introduced to the civil proceedings, which violates citizens’ rights to justice, undermines people’s trust in the institutions of forensic expertise and judicial authority.  Given the relevance of the issue, the grounds for application of specialized psychological knowledge in the form of forensic expertise in the civil disputes involving child-rearing are presented in the article, the scope of the necessary experts’ competences is outlined as well as the requirements to their specialized professional training, since forensic examinations must be conducted on a strictly scientific basis, objec­tively and comprehensively.
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spelling doaj-art-8619b7b7115e4f629437cdff283728872025-08-20T03:42:52ZrusMinistry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal Centre of Forensic ScienceТеория и практика судебной экспертизы1819-27852587-72752020-04-0115161910.30764/1819-2785-2020-1-6-19506Why Psychological and Pedagogical Examinations in Disputes Concerning Child-Rearing Do Not Meet the Needs of JusticeE. V. Vaske0F. S. Safuanov1T. N. Sekerazh2Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod – National Research University; Centre of Legal Psychology and Forensic Psychological ExpertiseV.P. Serbsky Federal Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Moscow State University of Psychology & EducationThe Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian FederationBasing on the compilation of expert practice and the analysis of court practice reasons for the extensive increase psychological and pedagogical examinations assigned in civil proceedings in cases concerning child-rearing are addressed. The main associated issues are the lack of the own methodology for psychological and pedagogical examinations in the judicial proceedings; resolving questions by educational and education psychologists, which are out of the scope of their specialized knowledge and competence, including those falling within the purview of the court’s exclusive com­petence; giving unreasonable advice, which violates citizens’ rights; the lack of professional compe­tence necessary to conduct forensic expertise. It is found that opinions on the results of psychological and pedagogical examinations do not meet the requirements of the law, including on account of private educational psychologists’ insufficient professional training. It is shown that the inadequacy of law regarding professional and qualification requirements to experts allows courts to treat the verification of experts’ competence uncritically. As a result, an improper subject of forensic activity is introduced to the civil proceedings, which violates citizens’ rights to justice, undermines people’s trust in the institutions of forensic expertise and judicial authority.  Given the relevance of the issue, the grounds for application of specialized psychological knowledge in the form of forensic expertise in the civil disputes involving child-rearing are presented in the article, the scope of the necessary experts’ competences is outlined as well as the requirements to their specialized professional training, since forensic examinations must be conducted on a strictly scientific basis, objec­tively and comprehensively.https://www.tipse.ru/jour/article/view/576disputes concerning child-rearingforensic psychological examinationintegrated forensic psychological and psychiatric examinationpsychological and pedagogical examinationcivil proceedingsfamily lawprofessional and qualification requirements to experts
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Why Psychological and Pedagogical Examinations in Disputes Concerning Child-Rearing Do Not Meet the Needs of Justice
Теория и практика судебной экспертизы
disputes concerning child-rearing
forensic psychological examination
integrated forensic psychological and psychiatric examination
psychological and pedagogical examination
civil proceedings
family law
professional and qualification requirements to experts
title Why Psychological and Pedagogical Examinations in Disputes Concerning Child-Rearing Do Not Meet the Needs of Justice
title_full Why Psychological and Pedagogical Examinations in Disputes Concerning Child-Rearing Do Not Meet the Needs of Justice
title_fullStr Why Psychological and Pedagogical Examinations in Disputes Concerning Child-Rearing Do Not Meet the Needs of Justice
title_full_unstemmed Why Psychological and Pedagogical Examinations in Disputes Concerning Child-Rearing Do Not Meet the Needs of Justice
title_short Why Psychological and Pedagogical Examinations in Disputes Concerning Child-Rearing Do Not Meet the Needs of Justice
title_sort why psychological and pedagogical examinations in disputes concerning child rearing do not meet the needs of justice
topic disputes concerning child-rearing
forensic psychological examination
integrated forensic psychological and psychiatric examination
psychological and pedagogical examination
civil proceedings
family law
professional and qualification requirements to experts
url https://www.tipse.ru/jour/article/view/576
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