Lawyering Theory Colloquium and Clinic: Multidisciplinary Methods
Professors Peggy Cooper Davis and Elsie Chandler
Fall 2008
Monday, 6:00-7:50 p.m.
Furman Hall, Room C-10
L06.3555.001
3 credits
This Colloquium is devoted to multidisciplinary study of law in use. This year, it will focus on juvenile justice. In classes, students will discuss readings and work interactively with faculty or guest presenters in four areas: 1) law at the intersection of delinquency and criminal jurisdiction; 2) the psychology of child and adolescent development; 3) professional roles and responsibilities in the representation of juveniles; and 4) the political, cultural and social contexts in which juvenile justice policy is formed and implemented. Each student will undertake a semester-long project in research, case support and/or direct representation. Students doing research and case support projects will receive three credits. Students doing direct representation will receive four credits, one of them clinical. Grades will be based on the quality of 1) semester-long projects, 2) final papers, and 3) class participation.
Fall 2008 Schedule of Presenters
September 15
Richard Dudley, Jr., M.D.
Child Development I
September 22
Richard Dudley, Jr., M.D.
Child Development II
Reading: Getting it Right
September 29
Professor Jonathan Simon
Berkeley Law, University of California
The Politics of Juvenile Justice
Governing Through Crime Intro
Governing Through Crime Chapter 3
Governing Through Crime Chapter 4
Lead Paint
Vasquez
October 20
Professor Anna Deavere Smith
New York University School of Law
Engagement & Representation
Talk to Me: The Three Questions
October 27
Professor Rebecca McLennan
Is There a Prison-Industrial Complex?
The New Penal State
November 3
Professor Grace Hale
University of Virginia
Race, Childhood & Punishment
Without Sanctuary