LL.M. Specialization in Criminal Law and Policy
To be awarded the specialization in Criminal Law and Policy, students must maintain a B- (2.7) grade average in courses taken for the specialization.
Detailed course descriptions are linked in the listings below. Prospective students should bear in mind that, due to curriculum scheduling and faculty availability, not every class listed is taught each year. This is most often true in the case of seminar courses. A sufficient number of courses will be available to enable those students who choose to specialize to satisfy the specialization requirements.
Curriculum
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Group A
(Minimum of two courses required)
LAW 202Criminal Procedure: Investigations
LAW 211Evidence
LAW 295Criminal Procedure: Adjudication
LAW 309Criminal Law
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Group B
(Sum of courses from Groups A, B, C, and D must equal four)
LAW 269National Security Law
LAW 296Criminal Procedure: Habeas Corpus
LAW 298International Criminal Law
LAW 389Prison Law and Policy
LAW 429Capital Punishment in America
LAW 449Business Crime
LAW 503Current Topics in Criminal Law
LAW 529Criminal Procedure: Policing Poverty
LAW 534Sentencing Law and Policy
LAW 545Suing the Police
LAW 547Psychology and Criminal Law
LAW 593Preventive Detention
LAW 613The Criminal (In)Justice System
LAW 657Contemporary Issues Facing the International Criminal Court
LAW 658Human Rights and War Crimes Digital Investigations
LAW 668The 8th Amendment Punishments Clause
LAW 697Gun Rights and Regulation
LAW 952Re-envisioning the Lawyer’s Role: Trauma Informed Lawyering and Restorative/ Transformative Justice
LAW 987Business Crime
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Group C
(Experiential courses are recommended; students must apply and be admitted)
LAW 701Prisoners' Rights Clinic
LAW 705Trial Advocacy
LAW 712Street Law--Youth & Education
LAW 715Criminal Defense Clinic
LAW 725Supreme Court Clinic
LAW 730Veterans Justice Clinic: Poverty, Homelessness & Criminalization
LAW 731Community Lawyering in Education Clinic
LAW 738California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic
LAW 786Pretrial Justice Clinic
LAW 789Advanced Criminal Trial Advocacy
LAW 790Advanced Evidence Objections and Arguments
LAW 805Part-Time Externship: Criminal
LAW 977Advanced Trial Advocacy
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Group D
(Maximum of one course may be counted toward the specialization)
LAW 214Civil Rights
LAW 267Federal Indian Law
LAW 273International Human Rights Law
LAW 331Immigration Law
LAW 541Problem Solving in the Public Interest
LAW 542Race, Sexuality, and the Law