Forensic Interview Room Requirements of Adult Victims of Sexual Crime

Öz

The idea of taking sexual crime victims’ statements in an environment independent of courtrooms has become widespread globally, and its effect has been seen in Turkey as well. Starting in 2010, child observation centers were established for child victims of sexual crime, and then in 2017, forensic interview rooms that include all vulnerable/disadvantaged groups and adult victims were started to be established in courthouses. As a pleasing development, the forensic interview rooms have been a great success, and they have been expanded to cover 81 provinces in a short period of time. Additional forensic interview rooms have been opened in some courthouses, and forensic interview rooms have also started to be established in district courthouses. While these developments are encouraging, they are accompanied by the fact that adult victims of sexual abuse globally have less access to forensic interview rooms. It is important to note that adult victims of sexual abuse are also negatively affected by sexual crimes in the short and long term, and need protective, supportive regulations, expert support, and their statement taken in a forensic interview room. The widespread use of the practice of taking statements from vulnerable adult victims of sexual crime in forensic interview rooms will undoubtedly prevent the adult victims from being traumatized or from secondary victimization. Furthermore, numerous studies have shown that the forensic interview room environment can make significant contributions to the disclosure and judgement processes of adult victims of sexual crime. In conclusion, it is believed that the expansion of forensic interview rooms to include more adult victims will be an important step in protecting and supporting victims and vulnerable groups.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Forensic interview
• forensic interview room
• adult victims of sexual crime
• social workers.

YETİŞKİN CİNSEL SUÇ MAĞDURLARININ ADLİ GÖRÜŞME ODASI GEREKSİNİMİ

Öz

Cinsel suç mağdurlarının beyanlarının mahkeme salonlarından bağımsız bir ortamda alınma fikrinin küresel olarak yaygınlaşmasının etkisi Türkiye’de de görülmüştür. Önce 2010 yılından itibaren çocuk cinsel suç mağdurları için çocuk izlem merkezleri, ardından da 2017 yılında adalet sarayları içerisinde tüm kırılgan/dezavantajlı grupları ve yetişkin mağdurları kapsayan adli görüşme odaları kurulmaya başlamıştır. Sevindirici bir gelişme olarak adli görüşme odaları büyük bir başarı elde etmiş, kısa süre içerisinde 81 ili kapsayacak şekilde yaygınlaşmıştır. Nitekim bazı adalet saraylarında ek adli görüşme odaları açılmış, ayrıca ilçe adalet sarayların da adli görüşme odaları kurulmaya başlamıştır. Bu olumlu gelişmelerin yanında bardağın boş kısmında ise, genel bir sorun olarak yetişkin cinsel istismar mağdurlarının adli görüşme odalarından daha az faydalanması söz konusudur. Yetişkin cinsel istismar mağdurlarının da çocuk mağdurlar gibi kısa ve uzun vadede cinsel suçlardan olumsuz etkilendiği, koruyucu, destekleyici düzenlemelere, uzman desteğine ve adli görüşme odasında alınmasına gereksinim duydukları unutulmamalıdır. Kırılgan grup içerisinde yer alan yetişkin cinsel suç mağdurlarının beyanlarının adli görüşme odasında alınması uygulamasının yaygınlaşması, şüphesiz yetişkin mağdurların örselenmesini ya da ikincil mağduriyet oluşmasını önleyecektir. Ayrıca birçok çalışma göstermektedir ki, adli görüşme odası ortamı yetişkin cinsel suç mağdurların ifşa ve yargılama süreçlerine de önemli katkılar sunabilmektedir. Sonuç olarak, adli görüşme odalarının yetişkin mağdurları daha fazla kapsayacak şekilde genişlemesi mağdurların ve kırılgan grupların korunması ve desteklenmesi noktasında önemli bir adım olacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Adli görüşme
• adli görüşme odası
• yetişkin cinsel suç mağdurları
• sosyal çalışma görevlileri.

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