| 摘要: | 本研究以軍校學生為研究對象，主要目的在探討人格特質、司法信任、支持死刑的目的與死刑意向之關聯。379 位學生完成「人格特質與死刑意向」問卷，資料以t檢定、單因子變異數分析、多元逐步迴歸、雙因子變異數分析等統計方法進行分析。結果顯示，82.59％的受訪者同意死刑有存在的必要，不同意者僅1.85％。大部分受訪者支持死刑的目的是公正式應報、報復式應報及嚇阻犯罪。不同性別、年齡、司法信任度的受訪者在死刑意向上有顯著差異。男性、年齡較長、司法信任度較低，較支持死刑。不同嚴謹性、開放性人格特質在死刑意向上有顯著差異，嚴謹性、開放性傾向較高者，較支持死刑。對死刑意向的迴歸分析，公正式應報、人道主義、嚇阻主義、報復式應報、情緒穩定性對死刑意向的預測力達到顯著水準。嚴謹性人格特質與司法信任度對死刑意向有交互作用，較高嚴謹性與較低司法信任度之死刑意向較高。本研究對廢除死刑及推動司法改革建議如下：修改相關法律、加強犯罪防治、推廣法治教育、運用大眾傳播媒體。我國人民對死刑的高度支持是傳統文化陶冶下人格塑成及諸多複雜個人、社會因素下的結果，支持死刑的態度是基於情感正義多於理性論證，故不宜以由上而下方式、而應以提昇司法信任、與民眾對話與從根做起的法治教育，逐步推動死刑之廢除。;This study targeted students from a military academy, aiming to explore the relationships among personality traits, trust in the judiciary, the purposes for supporting the death penalty, and attitudes toward capital punishment. A total of 379 students completed the "Personality Traits and Death Penalty Attitudes" questionnaire. Data were analyzed using t-tests, one-way ANOVA, multiple stepwise regression, and two-way ANOVA. The results showed that 82.59% of respondents agreed that the death penalty is necessary, while only 1.85%
disagreed. The main purposes for supporting the death penalty were retributive justice, revenge-based retribution, and crime deterrence. Significant differences in death penalty attitudes were found across gender, age, and levels of trust in the judiciary; males, older individuals, and those with lower judicial trust were more likely to support capital punishment. Significant differences were also observed among respondents with varying levels of conscientiousness and openness, with higher levels of both traits associated with greater support for the death penalty. Regression analysis indicated that retributive justice, humanitarianism, deterrence, revenge, and emotional stability significantly predicted death penalty attitudes. An interaction effect was found between conscientiousness and judicial trust, wherein individuals with higher conscientiousness and lower judicial trust showed stronger support for the death penalty. Based on these findings, the study offers the following suggestions for abolishing the death penalty and promoting judicial reform: amending
relevant laws, enhancing crime prevention, promoting legal education, and utilizing mass media. The strong public support for the death penalty in Taiwan is the result of traditional cultural influences, personality development, and various complex personal and social factors. As support for capital punishment tends to be driven more by emotional justice than rational argument, abolition efforts should not adopt a top-down approach, but instead focus on enhancing judicial trust, engaging in dialogue with the public, and promoting grassroots legal education to gradually move toward the elimination of the death penalty. |
