Presented By:
Gavriel Fagin
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I have no business affiliation with Abel
Screening
I am not a certified Abel interpreter
www.abelscreening.com for validity,
reliability, and references
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Daubert vs. Frye Standard
Frye: scientific evidence presented to the court
must be interpreted by the court as "generally
accepted" by a meaningful segment of the
associated scientific community.
This applies to procedures, principles or
techniques that may be presented in the
proceedings of a court case.
Problems: new techniques, lack of consensus
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Judge is gatekeeper
Relevance and Reliability: the Judge must find
it more likely than not that the expert's
methods are reliable and reliably applied to the
facts at hand.
Scientific knowledge = scientific
method/methodology
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In Federal cases and Daubert states,
admissibility is a non-issue
In Frye states, such as NYS, admissibility has
been a “mixed bag”
If part of a comprehensive evaluation, more
likely to be admitted
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Questionnaire
Good for honest offenders
 Social Desirability and Cognitive Distortion Scales
are very helpful
 Repeat during treatment
 How do they come up with risk determination?
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VRT
Case Examples
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3 MAIN “NEGATIVE TECHNIQUES
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AVERSION
SATIATION
BOREDOM
TIME 1
TIME 2
TIME 2
TIME 3
TIME 1
TIME 3- 1.5 YEARS
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gavrielfagin@tikunimcounseling.com