Empirical Study about the Impact of Crime Victim Participation in Criminal Trials on Sentencing Outcome

本研究试图验证被害人陈述意见或被害人参与制度对量刑结果的影响。使用心理学方法进行了两个实验。第一个实验证实，关于受害者及其家属的信息影响量刑结果。然而，该资料是由检察官还是由死者家属提交，对量刑结果没有影响。第二个实验表明，丧亲家属表现出的情绪类型对被试的量刑决定也有明显的影响。

This study attempts to verify the impact of Victim Statement of Opinion or Victim Participation System on sentencing outcome. Two experiments were conducted using a psychological methodology. The first experiment confirmed that the information regarding the victim and his bereaved family members influences sentencing outcomes. However, whether that information is submitted by the prosecutor or the bereaved family member makes no difference to sentencing outcomes. The second experiment indicated that the type of emotion displayed by the bereaved family member also has a discernible influence on the participants' sentencing decisions.