Thursday, April 23, 2009

Students to Nature Center for Seminar on John Grisham and Criminal Justice

Recently, Professor JoAnn Scott took thirteen students to the Metzgar Nature Center for a seminar on the films of John Grisham and their relation to Criminal Justice. Students watched several of the films that have been adapted from Grisham's novels, including The Client, The Chamber, Runaway Jury, and the Rainmaker. Scott used these films to compare criminal and civil trials, the role of the death penalty in American jurisprudence, the role of attorneys in the trial process, and the manipulationof juries and the use of jury consultants. As always, Wayne and Carol King fed students all of the good food they could handle.

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