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Public asked to judge court cases for themselves
People in Kent are being given the chance to judge and pass sentence on three real-life court cases.
It's to give people the opportunity to understand the criminal justice system and how punishments and sentencing work.
the 'You Be the Judge' section on The Kent Criminal Justice Board website allows users to watch videos of trials in court and then choose an appropriate punishment.
They can then see if their sentence matches the one handed down by the judge or magistrate and also how it compares to other peoples' votes.
The cases to judge are: