A disbelief in alibis is one contributor to wrongful convictions. One reason that triers‐of‐fact may disbelieve alibis is that they lack evidence to corroborate the whereabouts of the suspect at the time of the crime. Contextual factors, such as when the alibi was disclosed and what was the nature of the crime, can also affect alibi believability. This paper outlines two studies where mock jurors evaluated an investigation and trial description online and rated alibi believability, defendant character trait ratings, and verdicts. Both studies examined the impact of corroborative alibi evidence and the timing of the alibi disclosure. In addition, Study 1 included the type of crime and Study 2 included the number of alibi corroborators as additional independent variables. We hypothesized that alibis would be viewed more positively when they were disclosed earlier rather than later, were corroborated by strong physical evidence and multiple corroborators, and involved less violent offenses. As hypothesized, in both studies, alibis with strong physical evidence were thought to be more believable than those with no physical evidence but the number of corroborators and type of crime did not affect any dependent measures. Delayed timing had some negative effects on views of the defendant's character. Corroborative physical evidence affected alibi believability consistently, and contextual factors mattered less. Both implications and suggestions for future research are further discussed.

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Alibi可信度：确凿的证据和背景因素。

怀疑不当是导致错误定罪的原因之一。事实审理人可能不相信犯罪事实的原因之一是，他们没有证据证实犯罪时嫌疑人的下落。情境因素，例如何时披露不在场证明，以及犯罪的性质是什么，也会影响到不在场证明的可信度。本文概述了两项研究，其中模拟陪审员在网上评估调查和审判描述，并对无犯罪嫌疑人的可信度，被告人性格特征评分和判决进行评估。两项研究均检验了佐证性证据的影响以及佐证披露的时间。此外，研究1包括犯罪类型，研究2包括不在犯罪现场确证者的数量作为其他自变量。我们假设，早早而不是晚些时候公开揭露的犯罪行为会得到更积极的对待，有充分的物理证据和多个佐证者佐证并涉及较少的暴力犯罪。如所假设的那样，在两项研究中，具有较强物理证据的辩护律师被认为比没有物理证据的辩护律师更可信，但是确证者的数量和犯罪类型并未影响任何依从性措施。时间延迟对被告人的性格看法有一些负面影响。确凿的物理证据一致地影响离婚率可信度，而情境因素的影响较小。进一步讨论了对未来研究的意义和建议。并涉及较少的暴力犯罪。如所假设的那样，在两项研究中，具有较强物理证据的辩护律师被认为比没有物理证据的辩护律师更可信，但是确证者的数量和犯罪类型并未影响任何依从性措施。时间延迟对被告人的性格看法有一些负面影响。确凿的物理证据一致地影响离婚率的可信度，而情境因素的影响较小。进一步讨论了对未来研究的意义和建议。并涉及较少的暴力犯罪。如所假设的那样，在两项研究中，具有较强物理证据的辩护律师被认为比没有物理证据的辩护律师更可信，但是确证者的数量和犯罪类型并未影响任何依从性措施。时间延迟对被告人的性格看法有一些负面影响。确凿的物理证据一致地影响离婚率的可信度，而情境因素的影响较小。进一步讨论了对未来研究的意义和建议。的角色。确凿的物理证据一致地影响离婚率的可信度，而情境因素的影响较小。进一步讨论了对未来研究的意义和建议。的角色。确凿的物理证据一致地影响离婚率可信度，而情境因素的影响较小。进一步讨论了对未来研究的意义和建议。