LAWS 2248 ‑ Issues in Criminalization and Imprisonment

CREDIT HOURS: 1

This seminar course is designed to orient future lawyers to key issues related to incarceration and the correctional and criminal justice systems. As part of this course, you will read and analyze legislation, some case law, and reports as well as supplementary research materials that allow us to think critically about the ethical and other constraints upon counsel trying to assist prisoners, the specific barriers confronted by women prisoners (particularly Indigenous women and women with mental health issues), as well as legal and other reforms that are possible in this area.

Prerequisite(s): None.
Co-requisite(s): None.
Assessment Method: May be evaluated by various means, depending on the instructor.
Restrictions: Students are not permitted to audit this course.