Body Worn Camera Evidence and Assessment of Witness Credibility

该项目的目的是确定在家庭暴力和家庭暴力案件中使用穿戴式摄像机记录证词如何影响在审判中对申诉人可信度的评估。它将产生关于以下影响的新知识：(i)录制录音的物理环境，（ii）录音的视听质量，以及（iii）事实调查员（法官和陪审员）对录音的情绪反应。

The aim of this project is to establish how the use of Body Worn Cameras to record statements in domestic and family violence cases affects assessment of a complainant’s credibility at trial. It will generate new knowledge about the influence of: (i) the physical environment in which recordings are made, (ii) the audio and visual quality of recordings, and (iii) fact-finders’ (judges and jurors) emotional responses to recordings. Expected outcomes of the project include law reform and policy recommendations to improve the practice of recording victim/witness statements and management of the use of such evidence in criminal proceedings.