The effect of Video-Linked Courtroom Testimony on Lay Judges' Judgment in Judiciary IT
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Judiciary IT, Video-Linked method, TestimonyAbstract
In Japan, IT Support of the Judiciary, has received attention for reducing the burden of court appearances. One of its measures is a video link system, expected to reduce the burden of physical testimony of witnesses in remote areas and victims of sexual crimes. However, Landstörm et al.’s (2007) psychological study showed that the performance of witnesses’ impressions, evaluation of testimony authenticity, and memory for testimony content might differ when a testimony is presented online compared to conventional methods. Therefore, this study compared presenting witness testimony in a face-to-face (FTF) trial group to using a videoconferencing system (VMC group). To simulate an actual trial, the results of testimony observation in the FTF and VMC groups were compared using a mock trial. The results revealed differences between the FTF and VMC groups regarding witness impression, credibility, and voluntariness. Clearly, video testimony tended to be evaluated more favorably. There was a marked difference in the evaluation items related to the witness’s gaze, indicating that gaze evaluation was significantly associated with the differences generated in this study.Conflicts of Interest Disclosure
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