SPSL

Last week's final presentation, Lisa and I introduced a NGO that we want to create. The name of NGO is SPSL. SPSL is the initials of Support People Selected Lay judge. I explain what it is like here as we did on the presentation.

Our Mission and Goal
Listen lay judge's voice and find out what is needed. And our goal is that by supporting them, to improving the system itself.

Activity
We want to hold seminars to teach the lay judge system for applicant. That makes people understand the system and prepare for the time they are selected lay judge. Moreove, we thought that they need proper mental support, so we assemble people who can provide counseling if lay judges feel nervous.

Recruit
We make web page and apeal our activity. Then we collect contributions of donation on through the page and recieve contact who can be counseler voluntarily.

Some of our classmate commented that the slides were good and easy to understand. All of our classmates interested in our NGO, because they thought they could understand lay judge system deeply and get enough mental support. I'm very glad that they  have a consciousness of being lay judge someday.
Three years have passed sisnce the system has started. There are some problems related to that, but I hope it can improved.

results of survey

Hello! We did final presentation about lay judge system in our last class.
We wanted to know that how much people understand the system, so we did did T&F question related to our controversial topic. We made following quiz;
1. The candidates of lay judge are people who are over 20.
2. We can reject being lay judge if we have some reasons.
3. Lay judges don't discuss the defendant's sentence.
4. Lay judges mustn't speak to others what was argued in the court.
5. Lay judges can judge the case using information reported on the media about the case.

the answers are... 1.○　2.○　3.×　4.× 5.×
the rates of people who gave a correct answer were...　1 85%  2 85%  3 57%  4  0%  5 42%

We also asked that, 'If you were selected lay judge, what you worry about?'
・deciding the defendant is guilty (or death penalty)
・the lack of knowledge about the system
・ false accusation
They are the major answers.

So, we learned that people don't understand well the system and they worry about judging other people's punishment.