Crime and Punishment (Ethics of Reading VII)

Subject associations
CHV 577 / COM 577
Term
Fall 2017
Instructors
Peter P. Brooks
Registrar description
The seminar studies important legal cases in the field of criminal justice and penology, alongside some works of literature that address analogous issues. Focus on reading legal opinions, especially concerning: guilt, search and seizure, interrogation and confession, trial, appeal, and punishment. Attention also to the analysis of narrative and rhetoric in both law and literature. Visiting faculty join the seminar every other week.