BOOK REVIEW: "THE ORDERING OF JUSTICE: A STUDY ACCUSED PERSONS AS DEPENDANTS IN THE CRIMINAL PROCESS"

The history of a legal system dates back to the times of the Old Testament with Mosaic Law and to the times of Napoleon's Napoleonic Laws. The actor's roles in the legal system have throughout time been changing to fit their times. In the past, complainants and respondents could argue their cases before a judge themselves. Today each party is likely to hire lawyers to argue their cases for them. In the criminal justice system, …

…prove. But because Canada is a crime control model, Ericson believes that we have taken away the rights of the accused and already determined him to be guilty because he has been charged and police never make mistakes, this is one of this biggest problems with the Canadian legal system. Because of this I do believe that Ericson proved this clearly in his book, with aid from most of the authors in the course kit.