Criminal Justice

The teaching cases in this section involve the law and law enforcement at all levels of public discourse and governance, from a local Traffic Unit to the International Criminal Court. In discussing these cases, students will focus on ethical, legal, political, social, and managerial implications of policy and enforcement decisions along with the contextual and technical backdrops that shape them.

  • Classic Case - Oversight of the Criminal Division (A)

    Oversight of the Criminal Division (A)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1981

    Philip Heymann, assistant attorney general in the criminal division of the Department of Justice, is under pressure from Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to provide them with files on several public corruption cases and to...

  • Teaching Case - New Haven: Mayor Logue and Police Chief Dilieto

    New Haven: Mayor Logue and Police Chief Dilieto

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 02, 1978

    This case chronicles the interdepartmental conflict and power struggle between New Haven mayor Frank Logue and Police Chief Biagio Dilieto and their subsequent battle as candidates in the Democratic primary for the mayor's office. Dilieto, a...

  • Classic Case - Methadone Maintenance (A): The Analyst's View

    Methadone Maintenance (A): The Analyst's View

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    This case examines the methadone maintenance program used to treat heroin addicts in New York City, focusing on the program's successful expansion under Health Services Administrator Gordon Chase. Part A details the heroin problem and policy...

  • Classic Case - California Legal Services, Inc. (D)

    California Legal Services, Inc. (D)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This four-part case examines the efforts of California Legal Services (CLS) to provide legal aid to the poor in the late 1960s. Part A traces the origins of the legal services program. This section also presents incoming CLS Deputy Director...

  • Classic Case - California Legal Services, Inc. (C)

    California Legal Services, Inc. (C)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This four-part case examines the efforts of California Legal Services (CLS) to provide legal aid to the poor in the late 1960s. Part A traces the origins of the legal services program. This section also presents incoming CLS Deputy Director...

  • Classic Case - California Legal Services, Inc. (B)

    California Legal Services, Inc. (B)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This four-part case examines the efforts of California Legal Services (CLS) to provide legal aid to the poor in the late 1960s. Part A traces the origins of the legal services program. This section also presents incoming CLS Deputy Director...

  • Classic Case - California Legal Services, Inc. (A)

    California Legal Services, Inc. (A)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This four-part case examines the efforts of California Legal Services (CLS) to provide legal aid to the poor in the late 1960s. Part A traces the origins of the legal services program. This section also presents incoming CLS Deputy Director...