或许,大多数人对刑事诉讼的感知,是冰冷的严肃的甚或是残酷的。的确,诸多刑事符号在普通人的心目中早已物化并根深蒂固:沉重的镣铐、呼啸的警车、肃穆的法庭以及阴森的牢房,无不给人以严厉无情的感觉。然而,这些物化了的符号虽然部分地反映了刑事司法的特征,但远未涵括刑事诉讼的全貌,也无法完全诠释刑事诉讼的全部内涵和 Perhaps most people’s perception of criminal proceedings is icy and serious or even cruel. Indeed, many criminal symbols have long been materialized and entrenched in ordinary people’s minds: heavy shackles, whistling police cars, solemn tribunals, and gloomy cells all give a harsh, heartless feeling. However, although these materialized symbols partly reflect the characteristics of criminal justice, they are far from covering the whole picture of criminal proceedings and the complete connotation of criminal proceedings