Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2009

Keywords

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

Abstract

How exactly should we teach the first-year criminal law course? How many credits should the course receive? What should go in the syllabus? How much of what is in the syllabus must be covered? In this essay, I humbly offer some thoughts – from the “newbie’s” standpoint – for your consideration in response to each of these questions. I conclude with some limited comments (reminders?) directed gently to my senior colleagues about teaching this generation of first-year law students.

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