Investigating memory reliability in intoxicated witnesses of crime

调查醉酒犯罪证人的记忆可靠性

• 批准号: DP220103174
• 负责人: Dr Lauren Monds
• 金额: $ 37.59万
• 依托单位: The University of Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-10-19 至 2026-10-18
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP220103174
• 关键词: Investigating; memory; reliability; intoxicated; witnesses

Eyewitness testimony is a crucial piece of evidence for solving a crime. Inaccurate testimony leads to miscarriages of justice such as failed prosecutions or false convictions. Many witnesses and victims are affected by alcohol or other drugs during the crime. This project brings together a multidisciplinary team aiming to improve understanding of how intoxication with different substances affects the reliability of victim and witness memory accuracy. Crucially, crimes are frequently distressing; therefore the interaction between intoxication and stress urgently requires exploration. This project will significantly advance our understanding of key mechanisms behind drug effects on memory, and support fairer judicial outcomes for all.

目击者的证词是破案的关键证据。不准确的证词会导致司法不公，例如起诉失败或错误定罪。许多证人和受害者在犯罪过程中受到酒精或其他药物的影响。该项目汇集了一个多学科团队，旨在提高对不同物质中毒如何影响受害者和证人记忆准确性的可靠性的理解。至关重要的是，犯罪往往令人痛苦;因此，醉酒和压力之间的相互作用迫切需要探索。该项目将大大促进我们对药物影响记忆的关键机制的理解，并支持对所有人更公平的司法结果。