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From Philly to Fayetteville: Reflections on Teaching Criminal Law in the First Year

Brian Gallini
University of Arkansas Law School

February 24, 2009

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This Essay explores my experience teaching first-year Criminal Law and offers responses to questions like: (1) how many credits should the Criminal Law course receive; (2) what should one include in the syllabus; (3) how much of what is in the syllabus must be covered; and (4) even if students forget the many nuances of the course, what should they absolutely take away from the course. The Essay concludes by offering some limited comments directed gently to my senior colleagues about teaching this generation of first-year law students.

Keywords: Criminal law, first year, teaching, course credit, syllabus, credits, students, class, rape, casebook

JEL Classifications: K14, K19

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Date posted: February 25, 2009 ; Last revised: June 26, 2009

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Gallini, Brian, From Philly to Fayetteville: Reflections on Teaching Criminal Law in the First Year (February 24, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1348627

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Brian Gallini (Contact Author)

University of Arkansas Law School ( email )

260 Waterman Hall
Fayetteville, AR 72701
United States
479-575-6973 (Phone)

HOME PAGE: http://www.law.uark.edu/brian_gallini.php