Die Tätigkeit von Staatsanwälten aus psychologischer Sicht
Type
applied research project
Start Date
01 June 2009
End Date
31 December 2012
Status
ongoing
Keywords
Entscheidung
Moraldilemmata
Berufsbelastungen
Bewältigungsstrategien
Zufriedenheit
Staatsanwälte
Psychologie
Rechtspsychologie
Recht
Description
Im Rahmen des Projekts werden rechtspsychologische Aspekte in der Tätigkeit von Staatsanwälten untersucht. Die Untersuchung umfasst die schriftliche Befragung von 180 Staatsanwälten zu den Themen Entscheidungsfindung, Moraldilemmata, Berufsbelastungen, Berufszufriedenheit und Bewältigungsstrateigen.
Leader contributor(s)
Member contributor(s)
LaLlave, Juan
De Matteis, Bianca
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Topic(s)
Berufsschwierigkeiten
Entscheidungen und Moraldilemmata von Staatsanwälten.
Method(s)
Schriftliche Befragung
Range
Institute/School
Range (De)
Institut/School
Division(s)
Eprints ID
59274

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  • Publication
    Professional Stressors, Moral Dilemmas and Coping Strategies among Judges, State Attorneys and Defense Lawyers
    (IALMH International Academy of Law and Mental Health, 2011-07-17)
    Ludewig, Revital
    Judges, state attorneys and defense lawyers are central figures in the legal system. Work psychology research has neglected their potential professional stressors - unlike that of doctors, managers, leaders, or teachers. We examined (a) the professional stressors of judges, state attorneys and lawyers, particularly those associated with moral dilemmas; (b) and their use of coping strategies with professional difficulties and moral dilemmas. The research involved two phases. (a) First we interviewed 90 judges, state attorneys and lawyers in Switzerland using qualitative methods. We inquired about potential professional stressors, moral dilemmas and coping strategies. Using this method, we identified specific types of professional difficulties, moral dilemmas and coping strategies. (b) In the second quantitative phase, we administered written questionnaires (developed form the qualitative interviews) to 383 judges, 180 state attorneys and 1152 defense lawyers. We will discuss results from both phases. The interviews show that all three groups confront complex legal questions in their practice and experience interpersonal conflicts and emotional stress. The questionnaires show that the three professional groups share common general stressors such as time pressure and emotional stress due to interpersonal conflicts. However, each group reported different specific stressors and different types of moral dilemmas.
    Type: conference paper
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/93811
  • Publication
    Staatsanwälte zwischen Urteil und Vorurteil : Rechtlich legitime und nicht legitime Einflussfaktoren in Entscheidungen von Staatsanwälten
    (Stämpfli Verlag, 2013)
    Ludewig, Revital
    ;
    LaLlave, Juan
    ;
    Gross-De Matteis, Bianca
    ;
    Fink, Daniel
    ;
    Kuhn, André
    ;
    Schwarzenegger, Christian
    Type: book section
    Issue: Bd. 31
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/90245
  • Publication
    Type: conference paper
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/93517
  • Publication
    Einflussfaktoren bei Entscheidungen von Staatsanwälten:
    (Stämpfli, 2012-09)
    Ludewig, Revital
    ;
    LaLlave, Juan
    ;
    Dematteis, Bianca
    Are prosecutors influenced in their decisions and if so, are they aware of it? Swiss prosecutors (N = 179) responded to this question in a two-part study in forensic psychology. In the first part, they completed a questionnaire on the extent to which they are consciously aware of factors that influence their decisions. In the second part, they responded to vignettes of offenses with and without moral dilemmas. Prosecutors indicated whether these factors influenced their decisions and particularly, whether offenses with and without moral dilemmas had a different effect on the severity of punishment. The results confirm that "legally legitimate" factors such as "prior criminal record" and the "severity of the offense" strongly influence prosecutors while factors that are "not legally legitimate" such as "sex" and "nationality" of the accused have less of an influence on prosecutor’s decision-making. Their awareness of the differences between legally mandate factors and ethically biasing factors can be observed in how these factors were rated to influence their own and their colleagues’ decision-making. Prosecutors rated that they were more influenced by legally appropriate factors than their colleagues were. Conversely, their colleagues’ decisions were more influenced by non-legitimate biasing factors than their own. Increasing proscecutors’ sensitivity and awareness of factors that influence their decisions would result in better-balanced decision-making.
    Type: journal article
    Journal: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Kriminologie : SZK
    Issue: 2
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/91101