Study

The growth in incarceration in the United States since the early 1970s has been “historically unprecedented and internationally unique,” as the National Research Council recently put it. This lab seminar will explore current debates about how best to improve our criminal justice system. The focus will be on concrete research projects with the potential to improve criminal justice outcomes in North Carolina. Students will learn how to conduct policy-based research on criminal justice problems, and students will choose projects and write research papers studying possible reforms. Visitors to the seminar will include leading lawyers, policymakers, and scholars to speak to the class, and to assist with the research efforts.  Students will better appreciate the challenges of designing a sound criminal justice system and also learn how as lawyers they may participate in successful and well-researched policy reform efforts.

 

Fall 2018

Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor
505.01	Course Credits 2	Reflective Writing Research and/or analytical paper(s), 10-15 pages Oral presentation Class participation	Brandon L. Garrett
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Email list: law.505.01.f18@sakai.duke.edu