611.59 Readings: Police Accountability

Syllabus

Police Accountability focuses on issues relating to police accountability such as reporting misconduct, internal investigations, internal disciplinary processes (internal affairs), the process and challenges of police prosecution, to the interplay between city governmental entities and prosecutorial offices. The course will work to deepen students’ understanding of some of the intricacies of police accountability and transparency. This is a specialized readings course with a focus on lawyers working in the criminal justice system and law enforcement. The class is discussion-based, with a mandatory attendance policy and a pass/fail grading structure. The class will meet during the second half of the Spring semester. The primary methods of assessment will be class discussion and four reflection papers focused on the class readings during the semester.

Special Notes:

Meets 2/29/24-4/18/24

Spring 2024

Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor
611.59
Course Credits
Reflective Writing
Class participation
Geovanny Martinez
Course
Course
Degree Requirements
Course Requirements - JD
Course Requirements - LLM
Course Areas of Practice