LAW 5624 - Juvenile Defense Clinic Course Component

Credit(s): (2 hours)
Co-requisite(s): Juvenile Defense Clinic Practicum (LAW 5858).
This is an experiential clinical course in which students receive intensive instruction in the substantive law, procedures, concepts, and skills needed to defend the juvenile clients served in the Juvenile Defense Clinic Practicum (LAW 5858). This course focuses equally on the constitutional rights and procedural protections held in common with criminally accused adults as well as the unique protections of juvenile court that make juvenile justice a specialized area of law. The course places a heavy emphasis on understanding the ethical duties of expressed interest representation and how those obligations are shaped in the juvenile defense context by the unique characteristics of adolescent development. Students also explore the underlying and often competing interests that shape juvenile justice policy reform efforts. This course is graded on the 4.0 scale Participation requires consent of the instructor. Note: This course requires a pre-semester orientation.