<P> When early colonists first came to America , they did not include trained lawyers or other law - knowledgeable persons . Many parts of the criminal justice system in colonial America were similar to those in England , France , and the Dutch Republic . Gradually French and Dutch influences disappeared in the islands . What remained was the basic idea many had of the English common law system . </P>
<P> When early colonists first came to America , they did not include trained lawyers or other law - knowledgeable persons . Many parts of the criminal justice system in colonial America were similar to those in England , France , and the Dutch Republic . Gradually French and Dutch influences disappeared in the islands . What remained was the basic idea many had of the English common law system . </P>
when was the criminal justice system established in the united states
when was the criminal justice system established in the united states
colonial America
colonial America