Course ID
040969
Course Description
This course will focus on the role of indigent defenders in the criminal justice system. It will seek answers to questions including: how was the right to counsel in criminal cases established, and how has it evolved over the years? What moral considerations inform public defense work? What ethical duties do public defenders owe their clients, the community, and the justice system at large? How does one prepare for a career in public defense? What is the day-to-day reality of life as a public defender? What are the various systems of indigent representation, and how are those systems funded? What are the unique caseload and salary-related challenges?
Min Units
2
Max Units
2
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Plus/Minus Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Law
Course Requisites
May be convened with
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No