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-- well, at least in my mind, it's just an assistance and an aid to whatever other kinds of more objective tests you have.

Q:

Now, am I correct, it verges on the subjective, as far as the interpreter's action to the responses goes?

Clark:

Yes. Of course.

Q:

Despite the training that the psychiatrist gets in this, he may be a little projectionist himself?

Clark:

Of course. There have been studies made to show that when we give the same sample of a test to different interpreters, you get different interpretations. And that's a proven fact. You get very little consistency of interpretation.

Q:

Incidentally, what were the ages of these children when you were there?

Clark:

Those children were all the way from about six to sixteen. And at 16, of course, the court no longer had jurisdiction over them at that time, so they either went back into the community or back home or some place. I really never knew where they went.

Q:

In other words, to your knowledge, there were no follow-ups on the children after they left Riverdale?

Clark:

Hardly any. Hardly any. At that time. At that time.

Q:

Did you feel, as far as you can recall, that this was a deficiency?

Clark:

Oh, I felt very keenly about the children who were leaving.





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