Adli Psikolojik Görüşmelerde Empati: Nesnelliğin Sınırlarında Denge Arayışı – Geleneksel Bir Derleme

Abstract

Adli psikoloji uygulamaları değerlendiricinin hem bireye hem topluma karşı eşzamanlı sorumluluklar taşıdığı, bu nedenle etik ilkelerin zaman zaman çatışma noktasına gelebildiği çok katmanlı ve hassas bir meslek alanı olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Adli uygulamalardaki empati kullanımı bu bağlamda dikkatle ele alınması gereken, denge gerektiren önemli bir etik konu olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Adli psikolojik değerlendirmelerde empatinin ölçüsüz ve kontrolsüz bir şekilde kullanılması, mesleki sınırların bulanıklaşmasına ya da değerlendiricinin nesnelliğini yitirmesine yol açabileceği endişesini beraberinde getirmektedir. Bununla birlikte, empatiyi tamamen dışlamak yerine, kontrollü ve bilinçli bir empatik yaklaşımın bilgi toplama sürecini kolaylaştırabileceği ve değerlendirilen bireyin güven duygusunu destekleyerek açık ve doğru ifadelerin elde edilmesine katkı sunabileceği ileri sürülmektedir. Bu noktada empatinin ölçüsüz kullanımı ve tamamen dışlanması arasında kalan “şefkatli mesafe” dengesinde, değerlendirici ile değerlendirilen birey arasında hem insani duyarlılığı hem de profesyonel sınırları sürdürebilecek bir empatik yaklaşımın uygulanmasının etik açıdan mümkün olduğu düşünülmektedir. Gelecekteki çalışmalar için empatinin adli psikolojik değerlendiricilerin karar verme süreçleri ve tarafsızlığı üzerindeki etkisinin daha fazla araştırılması, özellikle adli-kültürel bağlamda empati kullanımının Türkiye gibi çok kültürlü ülkelerde incelenmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

• Empati
• şefkatli mesafe
• adli psikolojik görüşme
• adli psikolojik değerlendirme

Empathy in Forensic Psychological Interviews: Seeking Balance at the Limits of Objectivity- A Traditional Review

Abstract

Forensic psychology is a multi-layered and sensitive professional field in which the evaluator has simultaneous responsibilities to both the individual and society; therefore, ethical principles can sometimes come to a point of conflict. In this context, the use of empathy in forensic applications is considered an important ethical issue that requires careful consideration and balance. The immoderate and uncontrolled use of empathy in forensic psychological assessments raises the concern that it may lead to the blurring of professional boundaries or the evaluator's loss of objectivity. However, it is suggested that instead of completely excluding empathy, a controlled and conscious empathetic approach can facilitate the information-gathering process and contribute to obtaining open and accurate statements by supporting the evaluated individual's sense of trust. At this point, in the balance of "compassionate distance," which lies between the immoderate use and complete exclusion of empathy, it is considered ethically possible to implement an empathetic approach that can maintain both human sensitivity and professional boundaries between the evaluator and the evaluated individual. For future studies, it is recommended that the effect of empathy on the decision-making processes and impartiality of forensic psychological evaluators be further investigated, and that the use of empathy in the forensic-cultural context be examined in multicultural countries such as Turkey.

Keywords

• Empathy
• compassionate distance
• forensic psychologic interview
• forensic psychologic evaluation

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