Japanese society and lay participation in criminal justice :
General Material Designation
[Book]
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social attitudes, trust, and mass media /
First Statement of Responsibility
Masahiro Fujita.
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Singapore :
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Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2018]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xvii, 282 pages) :
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illustrations (some color)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Intro; Preface; References; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: Lay Participation to Criminal Justice System in Japan; Introduction oftheSystem andtheInterest ofThis Book; About This Chapter; The General Outline ofJapanese Criminal Justice System; From Investigation toIndictment; Trials; Participation ofAggrieved Parties; Appeal andRetrial (Exceptional Relief Procedure); The Outline oftheSystem, Saiban-in System; What Is theSaiban-in System?; The Meaning oftheTerm "saiban-in seido"; Why WasThis System Introduced?; Who Does What intheSystem?
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A Count ofStudies onParticipation intheCourtsConsiderations forVictims andDefendants; References; Chapter 2: Social Attitudes towards Lay Participation System inJapan; About this Chapter; On Social Survey Conducted bytheCourts, Answered bytheLay Participants; Questionnaire Surveys Conducted bytheSupreme Court ofJapan; Purpose ofthis Section; The First Kind ofSurveys: Ex-Saiban-In Surveys; Purpose oftheSurvey; Method: How theSurvey Conducted; The Period andCases; Respondents; Results; The Length ofTrials; Comprehensibility; Deliberation
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How Did they Feel about Being Saiban-inDiscussion; Evaluation oftheLegal Professionals' Activities; Deliberation; The Evaluation ofExperience asSaiban-in: Citing aGeneral Survey Conducted bytheSupreme Court; Opportunities toEducating Citizens; Limitation ofthis Data; The Second Kind ofSurveys: General public's Attitudes andOpinions; Purpose ofthis Kind ofSurveys:; Method; Results; Discussion; Relationships betweenthePeople's Attitudes towardsParticipation intotheJustice System andPeople's Personalities; Problems andObjectives; About Personality andSocial attitudes
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Is thePurpose ofImplementing theSaiban-in System toReflect the"Sense ofCitizens" ('Shimin-kankaku')?Saiban-in Selection Process; Overview; Registration ontheList BeforeParticipation inSaiban-in Appointing Proceedings; The Saiban-in System inPractice; Numbers ofDefendants, Length ofTrials; Costs ofImplementing theSaiban-in System; Significant Problems Argued Regarding theSaiban-in System; The Impact ofImplementing theSaiban-in System; About This Part; Citizens' Participation inDeliberations; Changes inCriminal Proceedings byIntroducing theSaiban-in System
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book describes the state of the lay participation system in criminal justice, saiban-in seido, in Japanese society. Starting with descriptions of the outlines of lay participation in the Japanese criminal justice system, the book deals with the questions of what the lay participants think about the system after their participation, how the general public evaluate the system, whether the introduction of lay participation has promoted trust in the justice system in Japan, and the foci of Japanese society's interest in the lay participation system. To answer these questions, the author utilizes data obtained from social surveys of actual participants and of the general public. The book also explores the results of quantitative text analyses of newspaper articles. With those data, the author describes how Japanese society evaluates the implementation of the system and discusses whether the system promotes democratic values in Japan. Masahiro Fujita is a Professor of Social Psychology in the Faculty of Sociology at Kansai University.