Prerequisites: None
Exam Type: Any-Day Take-Home
This course is about the criminal adjudication process "from bail to jail." We will focus on constitutional and policy issues surrounding the criminal process, including topics such as charging, counsel, prosecutorial discretion, plea bargaining, the jury, and sentencing. We will also address distributional consequences including racial and class impacts.
Class participation is required and the use of laptops and similar devices in class is not permitted.