Law and Order
English Essay Law and Order David Scriven 15 / 04 / 03 “ In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups. ... ” Law and Order starts off in the same way as this essay, with the quote above. ... The success of Law and Order has led to the production of others like it. Law and Order: SVU (Special Victims Unit) and Law and order: CI (Criminal Intent), are now in their fourth and second seasons respectively and are sure to be another Law and Order hit. ... The classic Law and Order follows the exploits of a regular cast of Lawyers and Cops as they track a crime through Police investigation to prosecution, by the District Attorneys Office (as the opening of the show states). ... One of the appealing factors of Law and Order, is the enigma like “Who done it? ... Law and Order doesn’t go to far into the private lives of the characters. This is a change to regular serious dramas such as Mash, The Practice, Alley McBeal and also to Law and Order : CI which also dives into the characters home lives. Law and Order fills up each episode with just enough time to capture and convict the criminals, leaving no time to explore the characters after work. The small regular cast in Law and Order is a familiar generic convention in which target audiences can relate to.