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
Yale Law Report Feature, 2016
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
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.
Beshar/Lehner Gender Violence Clinic
Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic
Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic
Samuel Jacobs Criminal Justice Clinic
Strategic Advocacy Clinic
Monday, September 21, 2020
News
Yale Law School Announces The Millstone Fund for Criminal Justice Reform
A gift from Yale College alumni Jennifer Millstone ’00 and David Millstone ’99 will help launch students and recent graduates as they take on the challenges of reshaping the criminal justice landscape.
Monday, August 03, 2020
In The Press
How the rise of anti-crime politics caused lasting harm to Black Americans
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman was interviewed by City Metric about current crime trends, and the effect of policing policies on the Black community.
Monday, August 03, 2020
In The Press
How Police Compare in Different Democracies
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares is quoted in an article in the Council on Foreign Relations that examines policing in America in comparison to other advanced democracies.
Monday, September 21, 2020
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020
In The Press
The Breonna Taylor Settlement Is Part of the Solution — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
In The Press
It’s Too Hard to Sue the Bosses of Bad Cops — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, August 14, 2020
In The Press
Elizabeth Alexander’s Fierce Vision of Social Justice
The Wall Street Journal
The Million Book Project, Professor of Law Elizabeth Hinton, and Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16 are mentioned in a Wall Street Journal story about Elizabeth Alexander’s initiatives at the Mellon Foundation.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
In The Press
Freedom libraries designed to liberate the minds of prisoners
MPR News
Million Book Project Director Dwayne Betts ’16 speaks with Minnesota Public Radio about the project and the curation of books.
Monday, August 3, 2020
In The Press
How the rise of anti-crime politics caused lasting harm to Black Americans
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman was interviewed by City Metric about current crime trends, and the effect of policing policies on the Black community.
Monday, August 3, 2020
In The Press
How Police Compare in Different Democracies
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares is quoted in an article in the Council on Foreign Relations that examines policing in America in comparison to other advanced democracies.
Alumni Profiles
Nola Heller
Chief of the Violent and Organized Crime Unit at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
We, as lawyers, can be builders too. We can use our tools to build a society in which every member of the new generation can celebrate her graduation — not only with joy but with well-founded hope for the future.”
Professor Anne L. Alstott
Class of 1987, 2013 Commencement Address