Teaching Federal Criminal Law: Survey Says . . . 'It's Hard'

Abstract

Teaching Federal Criminal Law is challenging. In this essay, I offer some brief thoughts to combat difficulties with teaching the course. I proceed specifically by offering for your consideration some observations on (1) what to cover in the course, (2) how to keep the material interesting, and (3) some closing considerations.

Keywords: criminal law, federal criminal law, teaching

JEL Classification: K14, K19