Investigations

  • Class number: 12375
  • Term: Spring 2006
  • Instructor:

Examines investigative settings and techniques. The course concentrates on investigations in four contexts: grand jury investigations; Independent Counsel investigations; Congressional investigations and internal corporate investigations. The seminar addresses legal, ethical and practical issues arising in these investigative settings and includes a case study for each of the four areas. The case studies consist of a grand jury investigation of police corruption, an Independent Counsel investigation of a sitting President, a Congressional investigation of a law enforcement agency's handling of a case, and an internal corporate investigation involving obstruction of justice and other issues. Students are required to make a presentation to the class, which includes the submission of a paper.

Course Schedule

  • Date: Monday 6:30-9:15PM
  • Location: Blumberg

Course Information

  • Catalog number-Section number: 886-10
  • Course Type: Seminar
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Credits (min/max): 3/3
  • Notes: Class Moves to Starr 7 for Jan. 30 and remaining classes.
  • Subjects:

Enrollment

  • Enrollment status: Open
  • Current enrollment/capacity: 13/18
  • Reserve population/capacity: 0/0
  • Waitlist enrollment/capacity: 0/50

Grading

  • Grade basis: Graded
  • Satisifies Writing Requirement: No
  • Exam type: NO EXAM