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Instructor: Professor Paula Kaldis
Email: pota@mslaw.edu
JUVENILE LAW SYLLABUS
SPRING 2010
Course Objectives:
This course concentrates on children's rights
and interests. Massachusetts statutory procedures
dealing with Neglected and Abused children, Juvenile
Delinquents, Youthful Offenders and Children in
Need of Services (CHINS) are examined along with
case law, class simulations and case studies.
Students learn how to represent children, families
and the state effectively and ethically.
Course Requirements:
In addition to reading and analyzing case law, statutes,
Massachusetts materials and other sources, students
will do mock hearings and other exercises. Class
attendance is mandatory - students who miss more
than four classes will receive a reduction in the
final course grade by one-third of a point, for
example, from a C to a C-.
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