Television courtroom broadcasting: distraction effects and eye-tracking

"Are witnesses, jurors, or others in courtrooms distracted by in-court television cameras and their operators? Citing a lack of evidence one way or the other, the US Supreme Court has recommended additional research on the matter. Answering the court's recommendation, this proof-of-concept...

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Beteilige Person: Lambert, Paul (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Bristol, UK [u.a.] Intellect 2012
Ausgabe:1. publ. in the UK
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Zusammenfassung:"Are witnesses, jurors, or others in courtrooms distracted by in-court television cameras and their operators? Citing a lack of evidence one way or the other, the US Supreme Court has recommended additional research on the matter. Answering the court's recommendation, this proof-of-concept study demonstrates for the first time that eye-tracking technology can now accurately determine whether courtroom actors look at the television cameras in the courtroom and for how long. In doing so, Television Courtroom Broadcasting opens the door to a new era of research on the effects of in-court distraction"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-223)
Introduction -- Empirical effects studies -- Considering distraction effects research -- Effects and courtroom participants/actors -- Distraction and general research studies -- Legal-psychology and eye-tracking -- The eye-tracking distraction solution -- The first TCB eye-tracking demonstration -- The judge -- The witness -- The solicitor/barrister/lawyer -- Location issues -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Diagrams from short report study
Umfang:X, 223 S. Ill., graph. Darst. 24 cm