Investigations

  • Class number: 9244
  • Term: Spring 2009
  • Instructor:

Examines investigative settings and techniques. The course concentrates on government and corporate investigations in four contexts: Grand Jury Investigations; Independent Counsel Investigations; Congressional Investigations and Corporate Internal 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 include a grand jury investigation of a high level government official, an independent counsel and congressional investigation of a sitting President and an internal corporate investigation involving obstruction of justice and other issues. Students are required to take a multiple choice quiz at the midpoint of the semester and to submit a paper at the end of the semester.

Course Schedule

  • Date: Monday 6:30-9:15PM
  • Location: KT 205

Course Information

  • Catalog number-Section number: 7886-10
  • Course Type: Seminar
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Credits (min/max): 3/3
  • Subjects:

Enrollment

  • Enrollment status: Open
  • Current enrollment/capacity: 15/18
  • Reserve population/capacity: 0/0
  • Waitlist enrollment/capacity: 0/50

Grading

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