陪审员的特点和决策在一个发达的强制控制案例
Kacey May Barnett1, Russell Woodfield1, Rachel A Conlon1
1School of Psychology, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds LS18 5HD, UK.
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|June 26, 2025
概括
陪审员对强制控制的态度,而不是精神病特征,显著预测了无罪判决. 了解这些态度对于更公平的审判和改善刑事司法对强制控制的反应至关重要.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 法律 法律 法律 法律
背景情况:
- 强制控制是一种行为模式,法律系统很难识别和起诉.
- 强制控制试验中的陪审员决策可能会受到个人特征和态度的影响.
研究的目的:
- 调查陪审员的年龄,对强制控制的态度以及精神病患者的个性特征 (PPT) 如何影响强制控制审判中的判决.
- 在模拟强制控制试验中确定有罪或无罪判决的重要预测因素.
主要方法:
- 135名参与者完成了一项在线调查,模拟了强制控制试验场景.
- 调查问卷包括现代青少年约会暴力态度 (MADVA (CC)) 尺度,精神病患者人格特征尺度修订 (PPTS-R) 和陪审员决策尺度 (JDS).
- 用二进制逻辑回归分析来确定判决的预测因素.
主要成果:
- 在强制控制态度 (MADVA (CC)) 和精神病特征 (PPTS-R) 之间发现了显著的正相关性.
- 较高的MADVA (CC) 评分是无罪判决的唯一显著预测因素.
- 返回无罪判决的陪审员对控制行为表现出更接受的态度,被告可信度评级更高,决策信心更低.
结论:
- 陪审员对强制控制的态度是判决决定的重要因素,可能比精神病态的特征更重要.
- 建议改善强制控制策略的识别,并加强刑事司法专业人员的培训.
- 需要对强制控制的接受态度的发展以及教育公众以确保更公平的审判进行进一步的研究.
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