Table 3: Training participants’ feedback and comments collected in 2015 Peit VC Tonsu VC TaonitaTinputz SelauSuir VC Interview date: Interview date: Interview date: Visit date: 29/09/15 30/09/15 01/10/15 02/10/15 Number of years Magistrate: 5 years Peace Office: 6 months Clerk: 2 years Magistrate: 6 years as VCO Chairman: 10 years Clerk: 10 years Peace Officer: 2 years Peace Officer: 8 years Peace Officer: 10 years Magistrate: 11 years Peace Officer: 2 years Peace Officer: 8 years Peace Officer: 10 years Peace Officer: 20 years Magistrate: 21 years Magistrate: 33 years Clerk: 24 years Chairman: 30+ years Chairman: 23 years Chairman: 37 years VCOs with other 3 out of 5 VCOs 3 out of 5 VCOs 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 community role Access to new Yes Yes Yes Yes VC Training Manual Benefits of the -gain community -respect from the -help increase -clarity on how to training respect and trust community knowledge about conduct mediation criminal cases -knowledge on -people acknowledge -clarified roles of decision making presence of law -clarity between VCOs mediation and full -set VCOs’ ethics -Clerk to complete the -able to conduct court court Case Register and sittings with -improved VCOs’ quarterly report -define VCOs roles confidence attendance -knowledge of -how and when to -work alongside chiefs -provided manual as a mediation process issue court fines to maintain harmony guide -clarity of roles -understanding of -when to have -less complaints about court system mediation, then full VC decisions court sitting -learn new charges and applicable penalties Training topics -VC sitting process -mediation -court forms to use -roles of VCOs that helped -types of cases VC can -types of cases -how to hear cases -communication most deal with -how to talk to people -roles of VCOs -delegation and -mediation process politely sharing workload -mediation -VC Act -VC sitting process -mediation process
Table 3: Training participants’ feedback and comments collected in 2015 Peit VC Interview date: 29/09/15 Tonsu VC Interview date: 30/09/15 TaonitaTinputz Interview date: 01/10/15 SelauSuir VC Visit date: 02/10/15 Number of years as VCO Magistrate: 5 years Chairman: 10 years Peace Officer: 10 years Peace Officer: 10 years Clerk: 24 years Peace Office: 6 months Clerk: 10 years Magistrate: 11 years Peace Officer: 20 years Chairman: 30+ years Clerk: 2 years Peace Officer: 2 years Peace Officer: 2 years Magistrate: 21 years Chairman: 23 years Magistrate: 6 years Peace Officer: 8 years Peace Officer: 8 years Magistrate: 33 years Chairman: 37 years VCOs with other community role 3 out of 5 VCOs 3 out of 5 VCOs 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 Access to new VC Training Manual Yes Yes Yes Yes Benefits of the training -gain community respect and trust -knowledge on decision making -set VCOs’ ethics -improved VCOs’ attendance -provided manual as a guide -less complaints about VC decisions -respect from the community -people acknowledge presence of law -Clerk to complete the Case Register and quarterly report -knowledge of mediation process -clarity of roles -help increase knowledge about criminal cases -clarity between mediation and full court -define VCOs roles -how and when to issue court fines -understanding of court system -clarity on how to conduct mediation -clarified roles of VCOs -able to conduct court sittings with confidence -work alongside chiefs to maintain harmony -when to have mediation, then full court sitting -learn new charges and applicable penalties Training topics that helped most -VC sitting process -types of cases VC can deal with -mediation process -VC Act -mediation -types of cases -how to talk to people politely -VC sitting process -court forms to use -how to hear cases -roles of VCOs -mediation -roles of VCOs -communication -delegation and sharing workload -mediation process