Are legal professionals more knowledgeable about eyewitness testimony factors than the general public? A survey of judges, prosecutors, and laypeople

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Kabzińska, Joanna
Dukała, Karolina
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2025-01-06
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Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
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1-24
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1321-8719
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This study investigates legal professionals’ knowledge of eyewitness testimony factors, including system and estimator factors, compared to laypeople. Previous research has questioned the adequacy of methods assessing legal actors’ understanding. To address this, 313 legal professionals and 400 laypeople completed a 21-item questionnaire embedded in case-specific scenarios using vignette methodology. Legal professionals achieved an accuracy rate of 66%, compared to 60.3% for laypeople. They more accurately identified estimator factors than system factors, with judges and prosecutors performing better than laypeople in both categories. These results reveal significant variations in knowledge of eyewitness testimony and underscore the need for targeted training programs. Enhancing legal professionals’ understanding of eyewitness factors could contribute to fairer and more accurate judicial outcomes.
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estimator testimony factors
eyewitness memory
eyewitness testimony factors
judicial eyewitness knowledge
laypeople eyewitness knowledge
prosecutor’s eyewitness knowledge
system testimony factors
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Rola psychologii w procesie podejmowania decyzji przez zawodowych uczestników postępowania karnego
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