Work in Progress Report: Virtual Courtroom to Prepare Victims of Sex Crimes for Court Proceedings

Helga Margrét Ólafsdóttir, Edit Ómarsdóttir, Hafdís Sæland, H. Vilhjálmsson
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Sex crimes and aggravated assaults are some of the most difficult cases to be tried in court, especially for the victims that need to take the witness stand in the presence of the accused, the judge and other participants of the proceedings. Victims are already strained by the nature of their situation, and the additional burden of needing to face their alleged perpetrator again under unfamiliar circumstances and become the focus of everyone's attention, can become overwhelming and cause severe anxiety. Today, courtrooms are sketched on paper to prepare the victims, e.g. by showing them a seating arrangement, but the effectiveness of this method has been questioned. Therefore, an ongoing pilot project, in close collaboration with the police, the court system and psychologists working with young victims of sexual assault, is exploring the use of an interactive court proceedings simulation in VR. The simulation involves a recreation of the exact location of the planned proceedings, as well as some of the social factors, using virtual humans. This extended abstract describes work in progress, focusing on the motivation for doing this, why this might be an effective approach, and a working prototype.
正在进行的工作报告:虚拟法庭使性犯罪受害者为法庭诉讼做好准备
性犯罪和严重攻击是在法庭上最难审判的案件,特别是对那些需要在被告、法官和其他诉讼参与人面前出庭作证的受害者而言。受害者已经因其处境的性质而感到紧张,而需要在不熟悉的情况下再次面对被指控的犯罪者并成为每个人关注的焦点的额外负担可能变得难以承受并引起严重的焦虑。今天,法庭是在纸上画出草图,让受害者做好准备,例如向他们展示座位安排,但这种方法的有效性受到质疑。因此,一项正在进行的试点项目正在与警方、法院系统和与性侵犯的年轻受害者合作的心理学家密切合作,探索在虚拟现实中使用交互式法庭程序模拟。该模拟包括利用虚拟人对计划过程的确切地点以及一些社会因素进行重新创造。这个扩展的抽象描述了正在进行的工作,重点是这样做的动机,为什么这可能是一个有效的方法,以及一个工作原型。
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