TRENDS RELATED TO THE WITNESS’S ESTIMATION OF THE DURATION OF THE EVENT IN THE CONTEXT OF ASSESSING THE RELIABILITY OF THE ACCOUNT – EMPIRICAL STUDY Cover Image

TENDENCJE ZWIĄZANE Z SZACOWANIEM PRZEZ ŚWIADKA CZASU TRWANIA ZDARZENIA W KONTEKŚCIE OCENY WIARYGODNOŚCI RELACJI – DONIESIENIE Z BADAŃ WŁASNYCH
TRENDS RELATED TO THE WITNESS’S ESTIMATION OF THE DURATION OF THE EVENT IN THE CONTEXT OF ASSESSING THE RELIABILITY OF THE ACCOUNT – EMPIRICAL STUDY

Author(s): Joanna Koczur
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Evaluation research, Sociology of Law
Published by: Międzynarodowy Instytut Innowacji "Nauka - Edukacja - Rozwój"
Keywords: the duration of an event; witness; assessment of reliability

Summary/Abstract: The reported study is part of an empirical project examining the impact of various factors on theaccuracy honest eyewitness recall. An experiment was carried out on 40 subjects. The reportedstudy is of an interdisciplinary nature. The main purpose of the piece of empirical researchpresented in the article was to determine how subjects estimate the duration of the theft eventpresented to them. The findings of this study may prove particularly useful for interviewers whoare committed to eliminating mistakes from honest witness statements - especially mistakesrelated to the estimation of the duration of the event.

  • Issue Year: 17/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 25-34
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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