I'm a bit sceptical about using projective techniques as simple personality tests, so I was pretty surprised when I came across this article that states that some of them, especially Rorschach are actually used in court. I'm attaching the mentioned article - Igor Areh, Fanny Verkampt & Alfred Allan (2021): Critical review of the use of the Rorschach in European courts, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, DOI: 10.1080/13218719.2021.1894260, so you can take a look as well.
Some numbers I found encouraging, for instance, "Martin et al. (2001) found... that Australian psychologists doing court work used the Rorschach less frequently than other tests; it had a weighted use score of only 23 compared to the 141 score of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale and the 98 of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2)."
Given the controversy of projective techniques, I'm also under the impression that the use of the Rorschach in court can further weaken psychology's credibility and threaten courts’, lawyers’ and the public’s perception of psychologists as being trustworthy.
What are your thoughts on projective tests and using them in court?
Hi Vera, thanks for sharing the article. In my opinion, the use of Rorshach and other projective tests in court is not recommended. I agree with the researcher's conclusion that "the Rorschach does not meet the standards which we believe the international scientific community requires of tests used in psycholegal work, and consequently that psychologists should not use it in court".