- Hardcover: 347 pages
- Publisher: Key Porter Books (Sep 2 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552632253
- ISBN-13: 978-1552632253
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 16 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 794 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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#225,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #32 in Books > Nonfiction > Politics > United States
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Product Description
Justice Defiled storms the gates of the criminal justice system to reveal hard truths about the legal community and whom it ultimately serves Justice Defiled confronts the hypocrisy of Canada’s criminal justice system, and Alan Young, a criminal lawyer with 18 years of experience and a professor of Law at Osgoode Hall, calls for change and compassion in a system rife with failures and abuses. Justice is not blind; it is a blunt instrument wielded by the powerful and the elite. Young has vast experience challenging the constitutionality of gambling laws, obscenity laws and drug laws, and knows firsthand the hypocritical nature of Canada’s criminal justice system. He charges lawyers and judges with greed, rudeness, and apathy, and Canada’s constitution with prejudice and archaism. He believes today’s criminal justice system reflects the skewed and contradictory beliefs of an unforgiving society. His high profile cases—which include defending Terry Jean Bedford, the Bondage Bungalow Dominatrix, and challenging for the first time in Canadian history the prohibition of cannabis—lend weight and intrigue to his text. Armed with a clear and controversial message, an unwavering belief in change and a highly irreverent tone, Justice Defiled looks to shake up a system that has been static in its discrimination and rampant in its abuse for far too long.(September 2003)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Food for Thought,
By A Customer
This review is from: Justice Defiled: Perverts, Potheads, Serial Killers & Lawyers (Hardcover)
This book will have you laughing out loud while thinking about important issues related to the criminal justice system. Alan Young has managed to find that difficult balance that eludes most authors of this subject. His writing is funny, intelligent, clever and thought-provoking (and sometimes obscene, though not in the legal sense). This book is not just for lawyers - it's for all of us who value our rights and our freedom to choose how we live our lives. Kudos to Professor Young for having the courage to speak his mind and to stand up to his profession, take a bow, and then spit in its face!
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Justice Defiled ... Delicious!,
By Susan Wells (Toronto) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Justice Defiled: Perverts, Potheads, Serial Killers & Lawyers (Hardcover)
Astonishing! When I heard Alan Young on CBC's Here and Now Show, at first I thought he must be an unsuccessful lawyer ranting about the system. Then I found out that he's actually the same guy that defended Terry Jean Bedford in the 80's, and has all the important marijuana cases that keep hitting the news. And a Law Professor! Wow! When someone like this says there's something deeply wrong with our criminal justice system and the way lawyers are trained, I take notice. I bought the book a couple days ago and couldn't put it down. I always thought that there was some barrier and even mystery between lay people and the law, Alan Young confirmed my thoughts, and explains why. It's not me, it's the system. This book is a wake up call for Canada, and should be a turning point for change. I wish it was requisite reading for every citizen, politician, law student, police officer, and judge. Why aren't there more laywers like this?
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
recommended reading,
By J-Rod "J-rod" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Justice Defiled: Perverts, Potheads, Serial Killers & Lawyers (Hardcover)
excellent book.This should be mandatory reading for all Canadians. After reading it, I know why it isn't. There's alot of insights the Dept. of Justice don't want you to know.
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