德州装备与维护大学

The concentration in Criminal Law, Justice and Policy is designed for students who plan to practice criminal law as a prosecutor or defense attorney or to work at a policy level by advising legislatures on criminal justice reform measures. Students must have a minimum grade of 2.33 in each graded course used to earn this concentration. The courses provide in-depth exposure to all aspects of criminal law and procedure, with an emphasis on both skills and policy. Experiential learning is an important part of this concentration.

To earn the Criminal Law Concentration, students must complete the following required and elective courses:

Core courses (​all are required)*

Criminal Procedure (3)
Criminal Procedure Trial Rights (3)
Evidence (4)
Trial Advocacy Practicum (3)
One of either:
ADR Survey: Negotiation, Mediation & Arbitration (3)
Negotiation Theory & Practice Practicum (3)

Elective courses (at least two required)

Advanced Issues in Criminal Justice Seminar (2 or 3)**
Courthouse Perspectives (1)
Death Penalty Seminar (2)
Domestic Violence Seminar (2)
Ethics for the Criminal Law Practitioner (1 or 2)
Immigration Law (3)
Juvenile Justice (2)
LARW III: Appellate Drafting (2)
LARW III: Criminal Procedure (2)
LARW III: Public Policy Drafting (2)
Law & Psychology Seminar (2)
National Security Law (3)
Post-Conviction Actual Innocence Claims (2)
Race & the Law Seminar (2)
Scientific Criminal Evidence Workshop (1)
Seminar on Criminal Justice Scholars and Advocates (2)
Sentencing Law and Policy Seminar (2)
Texas Criminal Law Practicum (2)
Texas Criminal Procedure (3)
White Collar Crime (3)
Other courses that may be designated as satisfying this requirement (1/2/3)

Experiential Learning courses (at least one required)

Innocence Clinic (2)
Externship in a prosecutor’s office, public defender/criminal defense counsel office or court with a criminal docket (2)
Other Criminal Law clinics (2)