Study

This seminar will focus on the process of imposing sentences in criminal cases, administering punishment, and attempting rehabilitation of convicted criminals. The course will first provide background regarding the purposes of punishment and the history of mandatory sentences, presumptive sentences, and sentencing guidelines, and focus on some of these issues in more detail through the use of a expert guest lecturers and a tour of the Federal Correctional Facility in Butner, NC. Students will be expected to participate meaningfully in the lectures, guest speakers and field trip, and produce a research paper on a related topic.

Fall 2022

Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor
562.01	Course Credits 2	Research paper, 25+ pages Class participation	Arthur F. Beeler, Jr., Judge James C. Dever III
Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW-562-01-F22
Email list: LAW-562-01-F22@sakai.duke.edu