| Abstract | ||
| Survey Number | 1477 | |
| Survey Title | A Web Survey on the Advancement and Diversification of Lawyering in Criminal Justice Areas, 2020 | |
| Depositor | Research Group on Lawyering in Criminal Justice Areas | |
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| Summary |
It is a legal, sociological task to analyze how changes in criminal defense are affected by various conditions under the various reforms in the field of criminal justice introduced by the judicial system reform and to examine the conditions necessary for future ideal development. Under the theme of "A Comprehensive Analysis of the Diversification and Sophistication of Lawyers' Activities in the Criminal Field," this survey was conducted to gain a general understanding of the overall structure of lawyers' activities in Japan and the criminal field as a whole. The results of the preceding interview survey were used as a reference in setting the questions. |
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| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data | |
| Universe | Attorneys practicing as of the end of December 2019 | |
| Unit of Observation | Individual | |
| Sample Size | Sample size: 914（number of questionnaires sent: 4,672, response rate: 19.6%） | |
| Date of Collection |
2020-03-27 ~ 2020-04-18 2020/03/27-2020/04/18 |
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| Time Period |
2020 ~ 2020 |
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| Spatial Unit | All over Japan | |
| Sampling Procedure |
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations provided a list of registered lawyers (42,058 persons) stratified by gender and selected using sampling at regular intervals. A total of 4,672 persons (3,786 males and 886 females) were selected. |
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| Mode of Data Collection | Internet survey (send a request form and answer the questions online) | |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.34500/SSJDA.1477 | |
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| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. | |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | |
| Documentation | 【 Questionnaire 】 | |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) About Law Firms Status of lawyer registration, reasons for not being registered, type of firm Number of lawyers in the firm as a whole, whether the firm has a head office or branch office, number of lawyers assigned to the firm, number of lawyers in the firm, management style, current position Media used by your firm/respondent to advertise your business, the information you provided about your firm/yourself Effects and adverse effects of providing information via the Internet and future intentions (2) Status of engagement in the criminal field Status of engagement in criminal law practice, hours of activity, percentage of work, percentage of work in each field, and reasons for time spent in criminal law practice The time when they became interested in human rights issues and the time when they became interested in the skills required for the field of law The existence or non-existence of training courses on criminal law, sponsoring organizations, existence or non-existence of educational opportunities, participation in criminal law committees, intention regarding workload (criminal defense, support for victims of crimes) The presence or absence of a contract with “Houterasu,” the presence or absence of a list of applicants for a case Experience in recommending silence during the investigation stage, the experience of requesting the presence of defense counsel, and experience requesting audio/visual recordings of interrogations Experience and maximum number of days of being in charge of defense in a jury trial, the experience and maximum number of days of being in charge of victim's counsel in a jury trial, the experience of obtaining an acquittal, number of cases in hand in the field of criminal law Cooperation with other lawyers, opinions on the future of criminal defense, expertise of the lawyer, and local conditions (criminal defense, defense work in jury trials) (3) Evaluation of each field High level of intellectual and technical difficulty, significant social significance, high profitability, respected by many other lawyers, respected by many other attorneys Note) The applicable fields are traffic accidents, medical accidents, consumer issues, wills and inheritance, environmental and pollution issues, labor issues, corporate mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, criminal defense, juvenile cases, support for victims of crimes (4) Professional life Income from legal services, income from non-lawyer services, percentage of total income from criminal defense, the ratio of court-appointed fees to private-appointed fees, and taxable income Satisfaction with professional life (general, income, management of working hours, nature of work, social status, economic status, social responsibility, work for the socially vulnerable, independence of work, qualifications, gender equality), anxiety about the future (5) Work-Life-Balance Marital status, spouse's occupation, number of household family members, difficulty in finding time for housework, child care, and family care Time spent on housework/childcare/caregiving, responsibilities for housework, percentage of time spent on housework (6) Face items Gender, age, terminal education record, experience of being enrolled in university/graduate school/university school of law Whether or not the applicant has taken the bar examination, the type of examination, the qualifications for the examination applied for Legal training experience, term of training The year and month they first registered as a lawyer, the bar association they belonged to as of the end of last year, and the bar association they belong to now Full-time occupation immediately prior to registration as a lawyer and type of occupation |
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| Date of Release | 2023/07/20 | |
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| Topics in SSJDA | Law | |
| Version | 1 ： 2023-07-20 | |
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