L’expertise psychologique, élément de preuve du jugement judiciaire? = Psychological report, element of evidence of judicial judgment?
(2004) Psychologie Française — Vol. 49, n° 4, p. 389-408 (2004)
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- With the psychological report, the French justice system seeks, not to reach a verdict, but to assess the defendant's penal responsibility (liability) and to adapt the sanction accordingly. The aim of this article is to examine, as part of the French penal procedure, the effect of an expert's psychological report, revealing material and moral elements relevant to the case that are incriminating the defendant or not, on objective, subjective, and general responsibility attribution. The results of an experimental study carried out among students, in ecological conditions, show that the psychological report is taken more as evidence about the case then as subjective information about the defendant. These results are discussed in light of recent judicial events.
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Université Rennes 2, France CRPCC
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Bordel, S., Vernier, C., Dumas, R., Guingouain, G., & Somat, A. (2004). L’expertise psychologique, élément de preuve du jugement judiciaire? = Psychological report, element of evidence of judicial judgment? Psychologie Française, 49(4), 389-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psfr.2004.07.004 (Original work published 2004)