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Criminal Justice Cohort

Comprising the law school’s largest-ever concentration of criminal justice expertise, USC Gould faculty analyze pressing issues and approach research, teachings and practice from multiple lenses.

January 6, 2025 By USC Gould School of Law
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With the addition of several renowned scholars and practitioners, the USC Gould School of Law has expanded the number of full-time faculty who address criminal law and criminal justice to its largest cohort. Each examines criminal justice from a different perspective and teach students at all levels, from undergraduate courses to advanced law practicums.

Watch the highlight video on this page to hear from professors Jody Armour, Aya Gruber, Mugambi Jouet, Tom Lyon, Michael Parente, Marcela Prieto, Heidi Rummel and Dan Simon, as they talk about their journeys into the field, what keeps them optimistic and what they hope their students take away from their classes.

For more about each individual professor, including their full interviews, click on their photos below.

 

Faculty at the Forefront of Criminal Law & Justice

Jody Armour

Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law

Aya Gruber

Harold Medill Heimbaugh Professor of Law

Mugambi Jouet

Associate Professor of Law

Thomas D. Lyon

Judge Edward J. and Ruey L. Guirado Chair in Law and Psychology

Michael Parente

Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and PCJP Co-Director

Marcela Prieto

Associate Professor of Law

Heidi Rummel

Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Post-Conviction Justice Project

Dan Simon

Richard L. and Maria B. Crutcher Professor of Law and Psychology

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