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EntrevistapolicialThe ability to testify in victims with intellectual disabilities (ID) has commonly been based on stereotypes, rather than on reality itself, considering the large heterogeneity within this collective. This warrants the need for a procedure that explores the cognitive characteristics of ID victims with the aim of adapting police and judicial procedures to their abilities in order to properly evaluate the information given in their testimonies. To this end, the CAPALIST interview protocol was developed with the objective of evaluating the cognitive abilities that would intervene in giving testimony. In this paper, this tool is described and specific data is given about its use with four victims of sexual abuse. The results show small differences in interjudge agreement.
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CAPALIST could be a useful tool in the evaluation of the testimony of victims with intellectual disabilities.
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This page is a summary of: Evaluación de capacidades para testificar en víctimas con discapacidad intelectual, Anuario de Psicología Jurídica, January 2015, Colegio Oficial de Psicologos de Madrid,
DOI: 10.1016/j.apj.2015.02.006.
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