Doctoral Dissertation Research: Distinguishing Perpetrator From Witness Memory on the Basis of Action, Motivation, and Arousal

先前的研究主要集中在欺骗检测、审讯技术和对供词的评估上，所有这些都假设犯罪者能够准确地回忆起他们犯罪的细节。由于其他目击者（特别是旁观者和受害者）往往对犯罪细节表现出不完整和不准确的记忆，这种关于犯罪者的假设很可能是误导的。 这个研究项目考虑了犯罪者和其他目击者是否有不同的犯罪经历。预期的差异被定义为行动，动机和唤醒。该研究计划包括三个独立的研究，采用实验形式。目前的研究将提供对犯罪者记忆和犯罪者相对于其他目击者的表现的见解。 研究结果将有助于指导对犯罪嫌疑人陈述的评估，并确定刑事司法系统在调查和起诉犯罪时是否正确利用或过度依赖犯罪人的记忆。

Prior research has focused on deception detection, interrogation techniques, and the evaluation of confessions, all of which assume that perpetrators can recall with accuracy the details of their crimes. As other eyewitnesses (notably bystanders and victims) often exhibit incomplete and inaccurate memory for crime details, this assumption with regard to perpetrators may well be misguided. This research project considers whether perpetrators and other eyewitnesses experience crimes differently. The expected differences are defined in terms of action, motivation, and arousal. The research plan involves three separate studies using an experimental format. The current research will provide insights into perpetrator memory and the performance of perpetrators relative to other eyewitnesses. The results will help to guide the evaluation of statements often taken from crime suspects and determine in general if the criminal justice system correctly utilizes or over-relies on perpetrator memories in its investigation and prosecution of crimes.