PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CRIMINAL PRACTICE

LAW 850

The ethical and professional responsibility of practicing lawyers.

LAW 796

Preparation for the Public Defender Project summer externship with the Wisconsin State Public Defender. Covers basic lawyering skills like client interviewing and counseling, investigation and negotiation, and various aspects of criminal defense practice in Wisconsin including initial appearances, preliminary hearings, discovery, sentencing and revocation hearings.

LAW 862

Represent people in prison in Wisconsin seeking relief from excessive sentences; may include people suffering from severe mental illness. Interview clients at correctional institutions, conduct legal and factual research, draft letters and motions, and possibly deliver oral argument in court; work on motions for sentence modification, petitions for sentence adjustment, and parole advocacy; reflect on the lawyer's role in the criminal legal system, explore the causes of the disparate impact of criminal punishment on marginalized populations.

PSYCH 809

An introduction to the legal and ethical issues inherent to the conduct and process of professional clinical psychology. Reviews selected theories of moral philosophy, the American Psychological Association (APA) Ethical Principles and Codes of Conduct for Psychologists, other APA Standards and Guidelines and Wisconsin legal statutes governing the practice of psychology. Integrated with group case discussions and students. Use this as a forum to discuss ethical and legal issues pertinent to their ongoing clinical cases. Focuses on introducing ethical principles; Wisconsin statutes; ethics and legal obligations when clients report suicidal or homicidal thoughts/actions; reporting of neglect and abuse; and record keeping.

LAW 726

Problems in defining what conduct should be subject to criminal penalties; the limitations of criminal law as a means for prevention and control of undesirable conduct.