LAWS 4308 Advanced Parole and Medical Release Practice
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, Every Fall
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- LAWS8308 or Permission of Instructor
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.78 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.78 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Francis Herrmann | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 3 of 3 |
| Spring 2025 | Francis Herrmann | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 4–6 hrs/week | 1 of 2 |
| Spring 2024 | Francis Herrmann | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 3 of 4 |
| Spring 2023 | Francis Herrmann | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 of 2 |