Academic PrograM

A two-credit Wrongful Convictions course is the academic component of the Institute. Oriented toward legal theory, the course is a seminar format and is open to second and third year students. Studying and addressing the many causes of wrongful convictions is the seminar’s focus. Prominent guest lecturers are often part of the course offering.

Subjects covered by the course include:

• Forensic Science and DNA in the Criminal Justice System
• Eyewitness Identification Issues
• Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
• False Confessions
• Remedies and Reform
• Prosecutorial Misconduct

The small group seminar fosters dynamic class discussion and helps build the relationships necessary for the collaborative field-work that follows in the clinical program. 

If you are a current, incoming or prospective student interested in the classroom component of the Institute , please contact the Institute’s Director, Mary Kelly Tate.