LAWS 4308 Advanced Parole and Medical Release Practice

Name: Advanced Parole and Medical Release Practice
Rating: 4.78 (9 reviews)

Students who have not previously engaged in medical release petitioning will interview inmates, assess their medical conditions (with aid of nursing students), formulate re-entry plans (with aid of graduate social work students), and file petitions with the Department of Correction for release of permanently incapacitated incarcerated persons. Students will also prepare life clients for parole hearings in cases that present issues of advanced complexity. Time requirement is a minimum of 84.8 hours. This class does not count toward experiential credits.

Course overview

Department: Law
School: LAW
Credits: 2
Level: Graduate
Offered: Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites: LAWS8308 or Permission of Instructor

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Requirements fulfilled

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Official evaluation summary

4.78 / 5

Based on 9 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

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Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Francis Herrmann
Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.78/5

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