This course tracks the victim's role
through all stages of criminal procedure, from
investigation through sentence and post-sentence
matters. It examines state constitutions and
federal statutory victims' rights. The course
analyzes definitions of "victim" to see who is
included and excluded; examines gender and racial
bias in criminal justice and how these impact
response to crime; and engages with underlying
cultural dynamics and their relationship with the
legal system to assess how law serves as a force
that preserves or destroys relationships of power.
This course offers the opportunity to understand
both the practice and the theory of law emerging
in this area.
through all stages of criminal procedure, from
investigation through sentence and post-sentence
matters. It examines state constitutions and
federal statutory victims' rights. The course
analyzes definitions of "victim" to see who is
included and excluded; examines gender and racial
bias in criminal justice and how these impact
response to crime; and engages with underlying
cultural dynamics and their relationship with the
legal system to assess how law serves as a force
that preserves or destroys relationships of power.
This course offers the opportunity to understand
both the practice and the theory of law emerging
in this area.
- Teacher: Meg Garvin