Japanese Society and Lay Participation in Criminal Justice

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