Law and Evidence: Inside Criminal Law

Law and Evidence: Inside Criminal Law focuses on the legal and ethical aspects of criminal law and the impact of the crime scene investigation on legal proceedings.Students will participate in an interactive analysis of real case studies as they examine legal processes and procedures through visits to course-related sites. Complex legal considerations are discussed by field experts and law faculty. The course culminates in a mock court hearing in GW's Moot Courtroom.

Instructor Bio:

Richard Sutton brings diverse counseling, teaching, and field experience to the examination of criminal law. An adjunct professor at The George Washington University, Professor Sutton teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in both in the GW Law School and the Department of Sociology. His academic interests are in the legal system with a special interest in youth and juvenile delinquency. He has taught courses in Law and Criminology, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Criminology, Corrections, Probation and Parole, and Youth and Family Violence. Professor Sutton recently retired as Senior Policy Advisor with the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs-Bureau of Justice Assistance. His 26 year career with the department includes research, program development, and management in juvenile justice, social science, and national criminal justice programs. He was responsible for the implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa. Professor Sutton earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Akron. His academic background and professional experience make him uniquely suited to explore the broad field of criminal law, especially from a socio-legal perspective.