LAWS 8876 Criminal Process Clinic Seminar
The Criminal Process Clinic seminar brings together students enrolled in the BC Defender Program and the BC Law Prosecution Program for a weekly class in which they share their insights and experiences, compare professional roles, and examine the functioning of the criminal justice system and measure it against conceptions of fairness and justice. Students and faculty from both programs participate together in skills training simulations, presentations, field trips, and conversations with experienced criminal justice professionals. In addition to readings and other assignments, students write weekly journals reflecting on and integrating their clinical and classroom experiences.
Course overview
- Department
- Law
- School
- LAW
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Evidence or Trial Practice, Criminal Procedure or Permission of Department
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.26 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.94 / 5 · Very Good
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Evangeline Sarda | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 12 |
| Fall 2025 | Steven Van Dyke | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 12 |
| Fall 2024 | Evangeline Sarda | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | — | 14 of 14 |
| Fall 2024 | Lumina Sato | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | — | 14 of 14 |
| Fall 2023 | Evangeline Sarda | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 23 |
| Fall 2023 | Jenna Cobb | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 23 |
| Fall 2023 | Lumina Sato | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 23 |
| Fall 2022 | Evangeline Sarda | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 11 |