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Korean Journal of Psychology: General

  • KOREAN
  • P-ISSN1229-067X
  • E-ISSN2734-1127
  • KCI

A Comparison of judges' Knowledge/Beliefs about Eyewitness Testimony: Korea, China, Norway, and the USA

Korean Journal of Psychology: General / Korean Journal of Psychology: General, (P)1229-067X; (E)2734-1127
2012, v.31 no.3, pp.713-740


Abstract

The present study aims at identifying the levels of knowledge and beliefs about eyewitness testimony for Korean judges in comparison to those in three other countries: China, Norway, and the USA. Fifty-eight Korean judges have participated in the survey. Results from the Korean judges were compared to those from judges of the three other countries, obtained from previous studies (Magnusse et al., 2008; Wise et al., 2009). The percentage of correct answers for the Korean judges were lower than Norwegian judges, but higher than those of U.S. judges and Chinese judges. Also, consistnt with previous findings related to three other contries, it was found that the Korean judges also had limited knowledge about eyewitness testimony. Thus, to enhance the level of knowledge and beliefs about eyewitness testimony, there is an urgent need for development and implementation of systematic training programs. After verification of their effectiveness, such programs should be extended to attorneys and prosecutors.

keywords
목격자 증언, 판사, 미국, 중국, 노르웨이, eyewitness testimony, judges, Korean, USA, Norway, Chinese

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