Criminal Justice Program
Vanderbilt Law School’s Criminal Justice Program offers an array of courses, seminars, and clinics for students interested in criminal law and procedure. In addition to the first-year criminal law course, Vanderbilt’s large criminal law faculty and adjunct faculty teaches over twenty courses in the second and third years that focus on criminal theory and practice, criminal procedure, juvenile justice, international criminal law, mental health law, and various other areas connected to criminal law. For a list of upper class courses, see Criminal Justice Electives. The program also features academic roundtables and symposia aimed at exploring current legal scholarship on criminal justice issues. Described in the margin and below are recent and upcoming programs sponsored by the Criminal Justice Program. For more information on the faculty of the Criminal Justice Program see Criminal Justice Program News.
Watch Criminal Justice Program Director Christopher Slobogin present “Contemporary Debates in Criminal Justice: Government Surveillance,” as part of an online course designed to expose participants to the basic principles of criminal law and to constitutional doctrine governing the police and adjudication of crime:
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Criminal Law Association
The Criminal Law Association was established by students in September 2010 to educate and inform members and the Vanderbilt Law community about issues surrounding criminal law, criminal procedure and the justice system at the state, federal and international levels. Christopher Slobogin is the organization's faculty advisor, and the 2012-13 president is Daniel Kay. The 2013-14 president will be Nakeisha Jackson.
Jobs in Criminal Justice
- Careers and Jobs in Criminal Justice
- High-Impact Nonprofit National Criminal Justice Organizations
- High-Impact Nonprofit Local/State Criminal Justice Organizations
- FBI Agent EDU
Recent Faculty Publications
- Owen Jones, "The End of (Discussing) Free Will," 58 The Chronicle Review B9 (2012)
- Susan Kay, Skills and Values: Criminal Procedure (2012) (with William Cohen)
- Nancy King, "Enforcing Effective Assistance after Martinez," __ Yale Law Journal __ (forthcoming 2013)
- Terry Maroney, "Angry Judges," 65 Vanderbilt Law Review 1207 (2012)
- Robert Mikos, "Can the States Keep Secrets from the Federal Government?," 161 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 103 (2012).
- Edward Rubin, "Hyperdepoliticization," 47 Wake Forest Law Review 631 (2012)
- Christopher Slobogin, "Putting Desert in Its Place," 65 Stanford Law Review 77 (2013)
Recent Events
“Defending Innocence: what causes wrongful convictions and what lawyers can do about it,” a talk by Nina Morrison, Senior Staff Attorney, Innocence Project
Apr 05, 2013 12:00 pm
Co-sponsored by the Criminal Justice and Social Justice Programs
The Criminal Justice Program Annual Roundtable: Punishment Policy
March 29-30, 2013
Participants included:
- Guyora Binder (Buffalo)
- Markus Dubber (Toronto)
- Nita Farahany (Duke)
- Malcolm Feeley (Berkeley)
- Gerard Lynch (Second Circuit)
- Judge Jed Rakoff (SDNY)
- Kevin Reitz (Minnesota)
- Andrew Taslitz (American)
- Robert Weisberg (Stanford)
- James Whitman (Yale)
- Frank Zimring (Berkeley)
"Perseverance: The Long Fight to Free An Innocent Man from Tennessee's Death Row," a talk by exoneree Ndume Olatushani and Founder's Medal Alumnus Anne-Marie Moyes '02
March 15, 2013 12:00 pm
Co-sponsored by the Criminal Justice and Social Justice Programs
Criminal Law Jobs Student Panel
Law students spoke about their internship experiences different phases of criminal law, including experiences at district attorneys' offices, public defender agencies, U.S. Attorney offices, non-profit think tanks, and law firms. Co-sponsored by the Career Services Office - February 15, 2013 12:10 pm