About the course

Criminal law covers a vast area of our legal structure. Unlike many other areas of study, students enter law school with some exposure to and ideas about the subject, gathered from past courses in college, news, reports, personal experiences, novels, movies, and television. However, the actual practice of criminal law includes much more than the courtroom drama or police encounter. From the theories of punishment which inform the creation of laws that define crime, through the procedures and rules which regulate the courts through the prosecution and defense of those statutes, into the theory and politics of punishments, the study of criminal law touches every aspect of legal education. Unlike most other areas of legal study, criminal law is public law, meaning that the state is both the accuser and the victim, the state manages the courts and often supplies the attorneys of the accused. Therefore, the good of the generalized population is the touchstone of criminal law, rather than the vindication of the harm against an individual. To that end, criminal law starts with the creation of statutes defining crimes, procedural rules enacted by legislatures or courts, and administrative laws regulating the punishment and incarceration of wrongdoers. Add on top of all of this the state and federal constitutional provisions that ensure that the awesome power of the state, once turned toward a citizen, is restrained and applied equally and fairly. In some cases, international laws and treaties will also act as a check on the ill use of power against an accused. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

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Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 6 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Summer (May), 2024	Boston
Fall (August), 2024	Boston
Summer (May), 2025	Boston
Fall (August), 2025	Boston
Summer (May), 2026	Boston

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Entry requirements for Suffolk University

Applicants are required to submit an updated resume with their application. Upload your resume as part of the LSAC application to Suffolk Law School. Suffolk Law requires at least two ? but accepts up to three ? letters of recommendation.Suffolk University Law School will accept scores from either the TOEFL or the IELTS for evaluation of English fluency. Applicants taking the TOEFL must submit a score of:

　　600 paper format,

　　250 CBT format, or,

　　100 on the new IBT format

　　Applicants taking the IELTS exam must score 6.5 or higher.

　　Applicants are required to take either the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). You'll need to submit all college and graduate school transcripts and at least one letter of recommendation through LSAC's Credential Assembly Service (CAS). Applicants are required to take either the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Applicants are required to submit an updated resume with their application. Upload your resume as part of the LSAC.org application to Suffolk Law School. Upload your personal statement (essay) as part of the LSAC application to Suffolk Law School. Submit at least one letter of recommendation (no more than three) through LSAC?s Credential Assembly Service (CAS).

English language requirements

　　7.0

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 100.0

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Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at Suffolk University. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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