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About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 120-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
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USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
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Participate in an unparalleled learning experience with diversity of people and thought. Get involved in the law school community and participate in activities that enhance your studies.
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We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
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Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
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Rakel P Larson
USC Gould School of Law
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
699 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089-0074 USA
Last Updated: July 5, 2018
Rakel Larson is a visiting assistant professor teaching Psychology and Law in the USC Gould School of Law. She received her MS in Child Development from the University of California, Davis and her PhD in Psychology from the University of California, Riverside. Her research examines factors that influence witness participation in the criminal justice process (e.g., perceptions of procedural justice), eyewitness memory, and forensic interview techniques for eliciting reliable and high quality memory reports from both children and adults. The work addresses issues affecting historically underrepresented groups, such as ethnic minorities, individuals with histories of trauma (e.g., child maltreatment), and those from economically disadvantaged environments. The research has implications for theory, public policy, and practice with victims and witnesses of crime.
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
India Education Diary
September 27, 2022
Re: Andrew T. Guzman
Dean Andrew Guzman was quoted about the USC Gould JD Class Of 2025. “This is an important time to be studying law, as there is no profession that is more essential to the success of democracy,” he said. “Even the smallest legal changes can affect the lives of so many.”
RECENT SCHOLARSHIP
Felipe Jiménez
August, 2022
"Legal Positivism for Legal Officials," Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence.
Robin Craig
August, 2022
"Tribal Water Rights and Tribal Health: The Klamath Tribes and the Navajo Nation During the COVID-19 Pandemic," St. Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy (Forthcoming 2023).
Robin Craig
August, 2022
"Remembering the Ocean in Water Law," chapter for A Research Agenda for Water Law.
