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E-555 – Juvenile Law


3 Credits

Analysis of rights of children with a focus upon both the balance between judicial discretion and legislative standards, and the tension between use of state intervention to regulate intrafamilial relationships and the goal of minimizing the state's usurpation of personal liberty.

Fall Sections

Section E-555
Instructor Room Days Times
Wheeler 204 W 06:15pm - 09:30pm

Required Materials:

Davis, Children in Legal System (Casebook), (Foundation Press 4th Edition), ISBN:9781599414331

Recommended Materials:

First Assignments:

Read pp. 1-62 of the textbook