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Japanese Society and Lay Participation in Criminal Justice: Social Attitudes, Trust, and Mass Media

Japanese Society and Lay Participation in Criminal Justice: Social Attitudes, Trust, and Mass Media

Author: Masahiro Fujita
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
ISBN: 9789811003370
Published In: July 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Disclaimer:
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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 short 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.

Introduction: Lay Participation in the Criminal Justice System in Japan

Part I: Social Attitudes Towards the Lay Participation System in Japan

Ch.1 On a Social Survey Conducted by the Courts, Answered by Lay Participants

Ch.2 Social Attitudes of the General Public

2.1Survey Results of Public Attitudes

2.2 Relation Between Individuals' Personalities and Attitudes

Part II: The Lay Participation System in Japan and Trust in the Justice System

Ch.3 Social Survey of the Relation Between Trust Generally and Trust in the Justice System

Ch.4 Changes in the Factors That Determined Trust in the Justice System Before and After the Introduction of the System

Part III: The Lay Participation System in Society: Newspaper Text Analyses in the Evaluation of the System

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5 Related Matters and Their Chronological Changes in Their Portrayal by Major Newspapers