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
How We Are Involved
About the Program
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
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 Clinic
Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic
Samuel Jacobs Criminal Justice Clinic
News
Professor Judith Resnik Explores How Prisons Became a Problem for Democracy
In “Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy,” Professor Judith Resnik examines the history of punishment inside prisons.
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