Criminalization of immigration

Each student will write a final course paper on a criminal justice topic of her/his choosing. Ideally, the topic will be a topic discussed either in class or in a part of the reading materials assigned as part of the course reading requirements. A topic that has not been discussed or assigned as part of the reading may also be a suitable final paper topic, and please check with me prior to beginning your research on a topic that was not covered during the course. Here is a sampling of topics, which you may consider researching and writing a final course paper:

Police discretion

The militarization of policing
Police corruption

Policing and racial bias
Police use of force
Institutional racism in the criminal justice system

Why is our legal system adversarial
Professional ethics for attorneys

Criminal defense attorney’s obligations to clients