Role playing game

Role playing carts for court ruling

Role card: Judge

Your role as judge is to take a neutral attitude that allows all parties to present their view of things.
It is important to note that the tone in the hearing remains factual and fair.
You will open and conduct the negotiation.
First, state the facts shortly.
Inquire about the legal regulations and then explain why indictment are charged.
Let all the facts be described.
Ask questions if something is not clear or if you need more information.
Advise yourself well with your judges / jury. Think carefully about the criteria and laws you want to decide.

Role card: Jury

You take the role of a lay judge in this negotiation. That is, You represent the presence of the people and make your opinion that the judgment is not arbitrary.
You support the judge in judgement finding.
Ask if something is unclear or you want more information.
Advise yourself well with the judge before the verdict.
Think carefully about which criteria and laws you want to decide.

Role card: Lawyer of the affected person

Your role is to help the affected person.
You listen carefully to the description of the facts and help to make the facts clear and comprehensible.
Try to describe precisely the impact of the incident - how it has changed the life of the affected person.
Search for evidence and witnesses that can be helpful to the affected person.
Together with the affected person, discuss the incident with the court.

Role card: Lawyer of the perpetrator

Your role is to help the perpetrator.
You listen carefully to the description of the facts and help to make the facts clear and comprehensible.
Try to explain exactly what the motivation is and what exactly should be achieved with the actions.
Finding evidence and witnesses that can be helpful to the perpetrators.
Think together with the perpetrator, as you tell the court the incident

Role card: The affected person

Your role is to feel with the affected person.
You need a little time to get a feeling for the case study, and also think about how you can describe your situation.
Think about the impact of the incident referring to your life. Search very concrete examples.
What were your first thoughts and actions?
With whom did you talk about?
How did you experience the perpetrator?

Role card: Perpetrator

Your role is to be in the perpetrators and to feel like them.
You will need a little time to familiarize yourself with the case study, and also consider how to describe your situation.
Think about what triggers have moved you to what you did and what you wanted to achieve.
What were your first thoughts and actions?
With whom did you talk about?
How did you experience the affected person?
Find very concrete examples that you can tell.

Role card: Mother / father of the affected person

Your role is to feel with the mother / father of the affected person.
You need a little time to familiarize yourself with the case example and also think about how you perceived the situation.
Think about how you learned about the incident and how you responded.
Were there any signs or changes in your child?
What were your first thoughts and actions?
With whom did you talk about?

Role card: Mother / father of the perpetrator

Your role is to feel with the mother / father of the perpetrator.
You need a little time to familiarize yourself with the case example and also think about how you perceived the situation.
Think about how you learned about the incident and how you responded.
Were there any signs or changes in your child?
What were your first thoughts and actions?
With whom did you talk about?

Role card: Followers

Your role is to feel with a follower.
You need a little time to familiarize yourself with the case example and also think about how you perceived the situation.
Think about what triggers have moved you to what you did and what you wanted to achieve.
What were your first thoughts and actions?
With whom did you talk about?
How did you experience the affected person?
How did you experience the perpetrator?
Find very concrete examples that you can tell.

Role card: Supervisor (eg class teacher / trainer)

Your role is to feel with a person of the affected person and / or the perpetrator.
You need a little time to familiarize yourself with the case study and also think about how you perceived the situation.
Think about how you learned about the incident and how you responded.
Were there any signs or changes in the participants?
What were your first thoughts and actions?
With whom did you talk about?

Free role playing- cards (possibly filled by the specialist or the student)

Final card for the performers of the role playing game

In the following, you will find additional cards that can be distributed to selected roles to keep a brief monologue to the thoughts and feelings about the events after the trial. This should be in each case only one to two minutes per performer.