How We Are Involved
About the Program
Yale Law School offers a rich academic experience studying criminal law through many different lenses. In addition to a variety of courses, students can collaborate with faculty on empirical research, work on reform efforts, and gain hands-on experience through work with clinics and student organizations.
Faculty
Course Offerings
Yale Law Report Feature
Centers & Programs
Two vibrant centers at the Law School create a myriad of ways for students to get involved in criminal justice reform work that is having a profound impact across the country.
Justice Collaboratory
The Arthur Liman Center Public Interest Law
Experiential Learning
Several clinics and student organizations play an important role in introducing students to the state and federal criminal justice systems and affording the students an opportunity to represent individual clients and pursue systemic reforms.
Samuel Jacobs Criminal Justice Clinic
Juvenile Justice Clinic
Temporary Restraining Order Project
Prosecution Externship
Thursday, May 04, 2017
News
Jennifer Eberhardt on Social Psychological Approaches to Race and Crime
Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt of Stanford University visited on April 11 to discuss how stereotypical associations affect outcomes in the criminal justice system.Tuesday, June 20, 2017
In The Press
Study finds racial bias is endemic in military justice system
Seattle Medium
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93 is quoted in an article about a study showing racial bias in the military justice system.
Monday, May 08, 2017
In The Press
The 'Portals' Encouraging Real Conversations About Policing and Race
Citylab
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares and Justice Collaboratory member Professor Vesla Weaver are interviewed in an article about a project facilitating discussions about policing and incarceration among low-income black and Latino communities in U.S. cities.
Sunday, May 07, 2017
In The Press
Attorney: Police shooting of black teen ‘completely unjustified’
MSNBC
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares was a guest where she discussed police reform.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Event
Justice Forward Conference - Keynote Address
3:00PM
Yale Law School Auditorium, 127 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06520
Friday, June 23, 2017
In The Press
James Forman, Jr.: Locking up Our Own
KCRW
Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 is interviewed about his book Locking Up Our Own.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
In The Press
Study finds racial bias is endemic in military justice system
Seattle Medium
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93 is quoted in an article about a study showing racial bias in the military justice system.
Monday, June 5, 2017
In The Press
An Interview with James Forman Jr. "Locking Up Our Own"
Blog Talk Radio
Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 was interviewed about his book Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
In The Press
Guest: James Forman, Jr.
The Bill Press Show
Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. ’92 was a guest where he discussed his new book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
In The Press
When Black America Was Pro-Police
The Atlantic
A book by Professor of Law James Forman Jr. ’92 is discussed in an article about views about police by black Americans.
Monday, May 8, 2017
In The Press
The 'Portals' Encouraging Real Conversations About Policing and Race
Citylab
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares and Justice Collaboratory member Professor Vesla Weaver are interviewed in an article about a project facilitating discussions about policing and incarceration among low-income black and Latino communities in U.S. cities.
Alumni Profiles
Emma Alpert
Current Senior Staff Attorney and 2009-2010 YLS Public Interest Fellow, Brooklyn Defender Services Family Defense Practice, Brooklyn, NY
Yale Law School is distinguished among American law schools by two things: its small size—that’s a physical fact about the law school—and also the spirit of comradeship and cooperation that exists among all of the members of the community.”
Anthony Kronman
Class of 1975, Sterling Professor of Law and Former Dean