Criminal
The Big Picture
Criminal law is a thriving part of the Law School’s intellectual life. Top policymakers and practitioners regularly converge on Washington Square to explore critical issues in meting out justice. A world-class faculty offers courses, clinics and colloquia on everything from organized crime control to reentry programs to the death penalty.
The Crime Report honors Bryan Stevenson as the 2012 Criminal Justice Person of the Year
Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld is interviewed by journalist Peter Hellman after being introduced by Burt Neuborne
Global Visiting Professor Dirk van Zyl Smit co-authors handbook for U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime
James Jacobs testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
David Garland to be honored twice by American Society of Criminology
In the New York Times, Rachel Barkow discusses the problem with mandatory minimums
In the Press
"Recent shootings shine spotlight on popular assault rifle"
Gannett
Expert:
James Jacobs
"The S.E.C. at a Turning Point"
New York Times
Featured:
Neil Barofsky '95
"NYPD Captain Tweets Warnings About Felons Released from Prison"
DNAinfo
Expert:
Rachel Barkow
"Without another financial crisis, President Obama is unlikely to prosecute ‘too big to jail’ banksters"
Current TV (Video)
Expert:
Neil Barofsky '95
"Grassley: HSBC Should Face Criminal Charges"
Bloomberg Law (Video)
Expert:
Neil Barofsky '95
"Neil Barofsky on UBS criminal charges for LIBOR and HSBC money laundering"
Capital Account (Video)
Expert:
Neil Barofsky '95
Learn more about Criminal Law at NYU:
Contact Information
Professor James B. Jacobs
Codirector
Center for Research in Crime and Justice
Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South, Room 322A
New York, NY 10012-1099
Telephone: (212) 998-6203
Facsimile: (212) 995-4692
Email: jacobsj@juris.law.nyu.edu