The Issues
- What is Justice?
- Law Enforcement
- The Court System
- Alternatives to the Court System
- Sentencing and Corrections
- Juvenile Justice
- Domestic Violence
- Gun Control
- The War on Drugs
- Free SpeechThe Press and the First Amendment
- The Debate Over Prayer in Schools
- Privacy Rights
- Abortion abd the Right to Life
- Equal Protectiuon: Race and Gender
Sample Schedule
Each week your schedule will be different. Following is an example of what a week in the Justice Program might look like:
- Monday 9:00amClass discussion on sentencing and corrections in preparation of speaker
- Monday 1:00pmTravel with class to Maryland House of Corrections to tour corrections facility and hear expert speaker on prisoner sentencing
- Tuesday 10:30am Class visit to D.C. law firm to discuss legal aspects of sentencing
- Tuesday 3:00pm Class discussion and debate regarding prisoner rights Wednesday 8:30amPersonal excursion to J. Edgar Hoover Building for FBI tour Wednesday 5:30pmElective class, "White Collar and Commercial Crime"
- Thursday Internship at Senate Judiciary Committee
- Friday Internship at Senate Judiciary Committee
* You may choose an elective class from any AU course offering that fits into your schedule or you may elect to conduct a research project
Seminar
- Capitol Police Headquarters
- U.S. Capitol, Homeland Security Committee
- FBI Headquarters, Quantico, Virginia
- COURTS: Superior Court, Federal Court and Supreme Court
- Maryland Penitentiary, death chamber, and supermax prison, Baltimore, Maryland
- U.S. Parole Commission
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- National Rifle Association
- Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
- Pentagon Recent Guest Speakers Philip Morse, Chief, U.S. Capitol Police
- Steven T'Kach, Director, Federal Witness Protection Program
- Dennis Holley, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, International Liaison, Office of Flight Operations, Headquarters, Federal Air Marshal ServiceTom O'Connor, FBI Special Agent, Supervisor, Domestic and International Terrorism Task Force
- Dr. John Firman, Director of Research, International Association of Chiefs of Police
- James Trainum, Detective, Program Director, Violent Crime Case Review Project, Violent Criminal Apprehension Program
- Reggie B. Walton, U.S. District Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- A.J. Kramer, Chief, Federal Public Defender
- Jay Alan Sekulow, Chief Counsel, American Center for Law and
- Justice Edward H. Jurith, General Counsel, Former Drug Czar, Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice, Supreme Court
Internship
- US Department of Homeland Security
- National Criminal Justice Association
- US Supreme Court
- Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
- DC Superior Court
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- US Department of Justice – Community Policing ServicesNational Womens' Law CenterPublic Defender Service / Criminal Law
- US Sentencing Commission
- Metropolitan Police Department
- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human RightsNational Organization for Victim Assistance
- Justice Policy Institute
- Crouch and Crouch Law Offices
- National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse
- Environmental Protection Agency – Criminal Enforcement
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Police FoundationNatl. Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
- Center for Justice and International Law
