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Criminal Justice

How We Are Involved

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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(link is external)1

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Centers & Programs

Three 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.

The Justice Collaboratory(link is external)2

The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law

The Law and Racial Justice Center3

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Clinics

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.  

Peter Gruber Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic4

Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic5

Samuel Jacobs Criminal Justice Clinic

Strategic Advocacy Clinic6

Legal Assistance: Reentry Clinic7

Prosecution Externship

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Most people think there is a giant gap between doing academic work and doing real practice work. This law school has relentlessly refused to accept that gap. And you see it every day.