Thesis work
Thesis title: A cocktail of confusion: Helping jurors interpret eyewitness testimony affected by alcohol intoxication
Supervisors: Lauren Monds, Celine Van Golde
Thesis abstract:
Victims and witnesses are regularly intoxicated with alcohol during crimes and jurors must evaluate their intoxication-affected testimony when decision-making. Unfortunately, criminal justice systems often lack formal guidelines for interpreting the complex effects of alcohol intoxication on eyewitness memory. Intoxication is instead framed as a matter of common knowledge: jurors are assumed capable of making informed decisions about alcohol and memory. This thesis demonstrates that jurors are ill equipped for this task. Strategies to address this problem are explored, with a focus on trial communication using familiar lay language and expert testimony.
Publications
Journals
- Corbett, R., Blakemore, S., Martin, E., Monds, L., Montebello, M. (2024). A call for concern: Frailty in middle-aged adults with alcohol use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43(1), 347-349. [More Information]
- Martin, E., Van Golde, C., Monds, L. (2024). Tipsy testimonies: The effect of alcohol intoxication status, crime role, and juror characteristics on mock jury decision-making. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 38(6), 1-14. [More Information]
- Martin, E., Van Golde, C., Russell, A., Monds, L. (2024). Tipsy, trashed, or totalled? Lay understanding of dose-specific alcohol intoxication and the criminal justice system. Psychology, Crime & Law (GPCL). [More Information]
2024
- Corbett, R., Blakemore, S., Martin, E., Monds, L., Montebello, M. (2024). A call for concern: Frailty in middle-aged adults with alcohol use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43(1), 347-349. [More Information]
- Martin, E., Van Golde, C., Monds, L. (2024). Tipsy testimonies: The effect of alcohol intoxication status, crime role, and juror characteristics on mock jury decision-making. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 38(6), 1-14. [More Information]
- Martin, E., Van Golde, C., Russell, A., Monds, L. (2024). Tipsy, trashed, or totalled? Lay understanding of dose-specific alcohol intoxication and the criminal justice system. Psychology, Crime & Law (GPCL). [More Information]
2023
- Martin, E., Monds, L. (2023). The effect of victim intoxication and crime type on mock jury decision-making. Psychology, Crime and Law. [More Information]