LAWS8304 · Law
Boston College Law School
Almost 2 million people are currently incarcerated in the United States. In this clinic, students will explore the problem of mass incarceration and the role of race and poverty in the criminal legal system through the representation of indigent clients charged with crimes and probation violations in the Boston Municipal Court in Dorchester, MA. Students represent clients in all stages of the criminal defense case, from pre-trial hearings through trials in criminal court. Through the clinic, students will learn to be zealous, client-centered advocates. Opportunities for systemic advocacy may arise throughout the year.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.3 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.7 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.8 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.7 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~9
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
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Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
1 sectionFall 2024
1 sectionSpring 2024
2 sectionsFall 2023
2 sectionsSpring 2023
1 sectionSpring 2022
1 sectionSpring 2021
1 sectionFall 2020
1 sectionSpring 2020
1 section