What Italian Defense Attorneys Know about Factors affecting Eyewitness Accuracy: A Comparison with U.S. and Norwegian Samples

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Martin A Safer¹  Richard A Wise²  Svein eMagnussen³  Giuseppe eSartori⁴ 

[1] The Catholic University of America;University of North Dakota;University of Oslo;University of Padova;

关键词: Memory;    professional;    beliefs;    eyewitness;    attorneys;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00028

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We surveyed 100 Italian defense attorneys about their knowledge and beliefs about factors affecting eyewitness accuracy. The results of a series of similar surveys show that U.S. defense attorneys outperformed other legal professions, including U.S. prosecutors and U.S. and European judges. The present results for the Italian defense attorneys indicate a similar trend. However, analyses of the results suggest that the defense attorney’s’ superior performance on the eyewitness statements was, in part, a product of their skepticism about the accuracy of eyewitness testimony rather than their greater knowledge.

【 授权许可】

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