Criminal Sentencing Seminar & Workshop

SLN #: 71293
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Popko
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will meet every other week on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00 am - 9:55 am beginning Monday, August 21.

In addition, a mandatory workshop will be held on Friday, November 17 from 8am - 5pm. Students MUST commit to attending the workshop to enroll in this course.

This course has two distinct components: a seminar and a sentencing workshop. The seminar will meet twice a week, every other week. It will cover issues in sentencing theory and policy, including theories of punishment, aggravating and mitigating sentencing factors, mandatory minimum sentences, and the Supreme Court’s Sixth Amendment sentencing cases. Each student will complete one paper, at least 15 pages in length. Students will select a topic from among those provided by the professor or choose your own topic with the professor's prior approval. Students will also be required to create discussion questions for a number of seminar meetings and to lead at least one class discussion during the semester. Attendance and class participation are mandatory.

The sentencing workshop will meet all day on Friday, November 17, 2017. Workshop participants will include all students enrolled in the seminar and six sitting Maricopa County Superior Court judges. In preparation for the workshop, students will read materials from actual criminal cases and prepare memoranda describing their views on appropriate sentences in those cases. Students MUST commit to attending the workshop to enroll in this course. DO NOT enroll in this course if you cannot attend the November 17 day-long workshop.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Criminal procedure is highly recommended. Advanced Criminal Procedure is also recommended.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes, see course description

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.