This course examines the theories and practical realities of police regulation, exploring assumptions about the police function, policy implications for criminal law, the balance between police power and constitutional protections, and more.
Pro Bono Scholars Program
Students in the Program spend their final semester engaged in full-time representation of those individuals who cannot afford legal representation—gaining valuable lawyering skills while assisting those in need.
Professional Responsibility: Criminal Practice
This course provides an introduction to professional and ethical issues that concern lawyers working in a criminal practice setting.
Race, Bias, and Advocacy
This course examines how issues of race and race bias manifest themselves in the practice of law.
Restorative Justice
This course encourages students to think critically about the criminal justice system and the current system of punishment.
Restorative Justice Specialized Externship
This externship offers students a placement in a nonprofit or government agency that uses restorative practices or principles in their work, usually as one of the tools or approaches in their work in a legal or legal-adjacent area.
Restorative Practices: Intro to Circle Facilitation
This two-day intensive course has required preparation (reading and related assignments) in advance of the class meetings. Designed for no more than 15 students, this course involves participation in restorative circles in order to learn the basics of the practice of circle facilitation.
Sex Offenders
The course examines the contemporary public policy and legislative treatment of sexually coercive behavior.
The Art of Cross-Examination
This experiential course will teach students the fundamentals of cross-examination and introduce
them to the purpose and context of cross-examination in trials.
them to the purpose and context of cross-examination in trials.
Trial Advocacy
This course provides focused study and practical training in the overall skill of conducting a jury trial.