The Competency Development of Mediators at Phra Khanong Criminal Court Based on the Buddhis Peaceful Means to Increase Efficacy in Mediating Criminal Cases

Abstract

The research article consisted of the following objectives: 1) to investigate context, problems, and causes for the competency development of mediators at Phra Khanong Criminal Court; 2) to explore the Buddhadhamma favorable to the competency development of mediators at Phra Khanong Criminal Court based on the Buddhist peaceful means to increase efficacy in mediating criminal cases; and 3) to present the competency development of mediators at Phra Khanong Criminal Court based on the Buddhist peaceful means in order to increase efficacy in mediating criminal cases. The study used a qualitative research technique, collecting data through in-depth interviews with night key informants and focus group discussions with ten experts. The obtained data were summarized by content analysis.

From the study, the following results are found: 1) Context, problems, and causes for competency development of mediators at Phra Khanog Criminal Court include training problem, insufficient access to information, evaluation problem, lack of support, insufficient management in developing the mediators’ competencies; 2) The Buddhadhamma favorable to the development of mediators at Phra Khanong Criminal Court includes: Ariyasacca (the four noble truths), which consists of dukkha (suffering), Samudaya (the cause of suffering), Nirodha (the cessation of suffering), and Magga (the path leading to the cessation of suffering); 3) There are 6 processes for competency development of mediators at Phra Khanong Criminal Court based on the Buddhist peaceful means which are (1) The competency development of mediators at Phra Khanong Criminal Court based on Buddhist doctrine, (2) The competency development of mediators at Phra Khanong Criminal Court based on Buddhist peaceful means by integrating the Buddhadhamma into the potential development of officers so that they can perform their job fairly and successfully, (3) The competency development of mediators at Phra Khanong Criminal Court according to Ariyasacca, (4) The results of developing the competencies of personnel at Phra Khanong Criminal Court according to Ariyasacca, (5) A body of knowledge about how to develop competencies in mediating criminal cases using Buddhist peaceful means, and (6) Following up the competency development of mediators at Phra Khanong Criminal Court based on the Buddhist peaceful means.