They represent the defendant. However, the defense attorney plays a very important role in the criminal justice system, with that said, they are also faced with many ethical decisions within their duties. For example, defense attorney’s are often faced with knowing that their client is guilty, however, their job is to defend the justice system, the system of due process, and to ensure that due process is provided to their client. Furthermore, defense attorney’s are often approached by defendants, to compromise their integrity, thereby, undermining the criminal justice system, therefore, jeopardizing their ethics, and the oath to defend the “Bill of …show more content…
The jurors, probably the most important aspect of the criminal justice system, in itself. The American justice system, is built on the idea that justice is blind, therefore, justice is fair, however, it is the jury that ensures that fairness, with that said, it is understandable how one’s bias can compromise the criminal justice system. Therefore, jurors are faced with their own personal bias, moreover, they struggle with their decisions due to personal beliefs, some of which may not be ethical. It is clear, that the adversarial, or adversary system, allows for the most transparent and fair process that exist on this planet, just ask the People’s Republic of