국민참여재판에서의 검사와 변호인의 태도에 대한 일반인들의 인식

Perceptions of prosecutors and lawyers in Korean Citizen Participation Trials

There is qualitative and quantitative differences in training and education for prosecutors and defense lawyers who participate in citizen participation trials. It seems that prosecutors receive systematic training and education in order to persuade jurors as well as up-to-date information about citizen participation trials is provided in compare to defense lawyers. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the difference in perceptions of prosecutors and lawyers in Korean citizen participation trials. In order to examine the difference, the questionnaire was distributed to shadow jurors and trial audiences from citizen participation trials in Central District Court of Seoul. The questionnaire measured a number of general perceptions in trial preparations and tactics. The study results suggested that perceptions of prosecutors were more positive than the perceptions of lawyers in general. Limitations of the study and future research directions were also discussed.