Democracy in the Courts

Marijke Malsch is a senior researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) in Leiden, the Netherlands. Her current research focuses on legitimacy of the judicial system, experts in the criminal justice system, the roles of the victim in the criminal justice system, stalking legislation, and lay participation in the criminal justice systems of European countries. She teaches law and criminology at Leiden University. Dr Malsch is an honorary judge at the Appeals Court of Den Bosch and the District Court of Haarlem.

'Democracy in the Courts explores issues critical to confidence in criminal justice: lay participation in the courts and professionals' and lay judges' views about it. Malsch provides a penetrating and important analysis of practice in five countries, concluding that citizens should be encouraged to participate, without sacrificing quality in criminal trials.' Joanna Shapland, University of Sheffield, UK

• Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Citizen Participation as a Form of Democracy; Chapter 3 Lay Adjudication in European Countries; Chapter 4 The Expertise of Professional Judges and Lay Adjudicators; Chapter 5 The Netherlands; Chapter 6 Expert Participation in Dutch Procedures; Chapter 7 Denmark; Chapter 8 Germany; Chapter 9 England and Wales; Chapter 10 Belgium; Chapter 11 Conclusions;