Table 14: Training participants’ views on changes in the Village Court, 2015 Peit VC Tonsu VC Taonita Tinputz Selau Suir VC Interview date: Interview date: Interview date: Visit date: 29/09/15 30/09/15 01/10/15 02/10/15 Personal gains -believed to be given -gained trust and -helped to see the -increased knowledge from the power to enforce law respect from importance of the VC of VC processes training community -now fearful of getting -able to mediate and -given confidence to into trouble -gained knowledge bring conflicting perform duties and skills in mediation parties back to peace -helped build character -learned how to -now encouraged to -clarity on what VC approach defendants -learned how to hear do VC work can do and what cases -learned gender they can’t do -now willing to share equality -more confident knowledge -gained confidence -learned about -able to provide good -know how to do my maintaining peace in leadership work better the community -provided confidence Changes -conducted mediation -now completing the -wearing uniforms -Peace Officers now implemented before full court sittings Case Register and present in court -improved after the quarterly returns -wearing uniforms to attendance and -conduct mediation training court -do mediation first punctuality of VCOs for win-win situation before full court -improved VCOs -that Clerk can -determine difference sitting attendance advise magistrates between civil and -judge the penalty criminal cases -disarming people -leading by example accordingly during court sittings -approach -conduct mediation -more commitments defendants in a -proper way of serving (in villages) before from VCOs friendly way going to full court in court order -refer to the new VC Tinputz station -correct court sitting -from 1 magistrate to 3 Manual when in doubt magistrates hearing -implement proper -3 to 5 magistrates to cases in full court -Magistrates sitting arrangement hear cases withdraws if parties -court adjourns for short -VC sittings opened -conduct mediation are relatives break to deliberate with prayer and before full court cases -all 5 magistrates hear chairman declares -improve attendance cases sitting is open -not to charge fines/fees and punctuality of -change in people’s -raise the flags of for mediation VCOs attitude ARB and PNG at -uniforms sitting
Table 14: Training participants’ views on changes in the Village Court, 2015 Peit VC Interview date: 29/09/15 Tonsu VC Interview date: 30/09/15 Taonita Tinputz Interview date: 01/10/15 Selau Suir VC Visit date: 02/10/15 Personal gains from the training -believed to be given power to enforce law -now fearful of getting into trouble -helped build character -learned how to hear cases -more confident -gained trust and respect from community -gained knowledge and skills in mediation -now encouraged to do VC work -now willing to share knowledge -able to provide good leadership -provided confidence -helped to see the importance of the VC -able to mediate and bring conflicting parties back to peace -clarity on what VC can do and what they can’t do -gained confidence -know how to do my work better -increased knowledge of VC processes -given confidence to perform duties -learned how to approach defendants -learned gender equality -learned about maintaining peace in the community Changes implemented after the training -conducted mediation before full court sittings -wearing uniforms to court -improved VCOs attendance -disarming people during court sittings -proper way of serving court order -from 1 magistrate to 3 magistrates hearing cases in full court -court adjourns for short break to deliberate cases -not to charge fines/fees for mediation -now completing the Case Register and quarterly returns -do mediation first before full court sitting -judge the penalty accordingly -more commitments from VCOs -refer to the new VC Manual when in doubt -Magistrates withdraws if parties are relatives -all 5 magistrates hear cases -change in people’s attitude -wearing uniforms -improved attendance and punctuality of VCOs -that Clerk can advise magistrates -leading by example -conduct mediation (in villages) before going to full court in Tinputz station -implement proper sitting arrangement -VC sittings opened with prayer and chairman declares sitting is open -raise the flags of ARB and PNG at sitting -Peace Officers now present in court -conduct mediation for win-win situation -determine difference between civil and criminal cases -approach defendants in a friendly way -correct court sitting -3 to 5 magistrates to hear cases -conduct mediation before full court -improve attendance and punctuality of VCOs -uniforms
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