Demystifying the Law with Engaging, Real-World Projects

Paul R. Gormley

Demystifying the Law with Engaging, Real-World Projects

Paul R. Gormley

Criminal Justice

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Abstract

Assignments that engage students aid their understanding of the law. The discussants will share strategies and projects they have developed to introduce undergraduate criminal justice students to the study of law. Topics will include: teaching the basics on how to read and brief case law; techniques to engage diverse and distracted students; creating projects that rely on original court records; and assigning mock opinions of current Supreme Court cases under review.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Mar 12 2025
Event	Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Annual Meeting: The Future of Criminal Justice and Criminology: The Case for Inclusion, Interaction, and Internationalization - Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, United States Duration: Mar 11 2025 → Mar 15 2025 Conference number: 62nd

Conference

Conference	Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Annual Meeting
Abbreviated title	ACJS
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver
Period	3/11/25 → 3/15/25

Bibliographical note

Roundtable Moderator & Discussant: Jennifer Coleman Noble, California State University at Sacramento

Discussants:

Stephanie Lipson Mizrahi, California State University, Sacramento
Paul R Gormley, Lynn University
Insun Park, University of Akron Christine Morse, California State University, Sacramento
Diane Wells, Impartial, Inc.
Amanda Geary, Clarkson University
Michelle Jeffs, Weber State University

Access to Document

http://spiral.lynn.edu/facpubs/2100

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