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CriminalJusticeClinicsCriminalDefenseCriminalProsecutionFederalProsecutionCRIMINALDEFENSECLINICTheCriminalDefenseClinicaffordsstudentstheopportunitytopracticecriminallawundertheclosesupervisionofseniorattorneysattheBrooklynDefendersServices.Studentsparticipateinallphasesofcriminaldefenseworkfromarraignmentthroughtrial.Theyaccompanythesupervisingattorneystocourtparticipateinclientandwitnessinterviewsconductinvestigationsreviewdocumentsdraftmotionsandhelpdevelopcasetheoriesandlitigationstrategiesincollaborationwithexperiencedcriminaldefenseattorneys.CRIMINALPROSECUTIONCLINICTheCriminalProsecutionClinicofferedattheSuffolkCountyDistrictAttorneysOfceintheSuffolkCountyDistrictCourtprovidesstudentswithrst-handexperienceprosecutingrealmisdemeanorcriminalcasesworkingalongsideanAssistantDistrictAttorney.StudentsappearontherecordbeforeaJudgeduringcriminalproceedings.TheyarecloselysupervisedbyanAssistantDistrictAttorneyandamemberoftheFacultyastheyconductinvestigationsinterviewpoliceandcivilianwitnessesnegotiatedispositionsandprepareforhearingsandtrials.FEDERALPROSECUTIONCLINICTheFederalProsecutionClinicprovidesstudentswithanopportunitytoworkintheofceoftheUnitedStatesAttorneyfortheEasternDistrictofNewYork.StudentsareplacedwithasupervisingAssistantU.S.Attorneyinthecriminalorcivildivision.ThedepthandrangeofcasesinvestigatedandprosecutedbytheU.S.AttorneysOfceexposestudentsnotonlytotraditionallawyeringlitigationskillsbutalsotoworkingcollaborativelywithotherfederalagencies.StudentsassignedtothecriminaldivisionworkdirectlywithFBIagentsduringtheinitialphasesoftheprosecutorialprocess.2.Myexperienceshavetaughtmethatcriminaldeenseworkisallaboutndingthehumanityinthosewhowerepresent.Ibelievethatitisimportanttorememberthateveryonehasabackgroundandeveryonehasastory.Ihavealwaysbeensomeonewhoisascinatedbycomplexevenfawedindividualsandmyexternshipexperienceshavetaughtmethatcrimesaretheproductomanydierentthingsrombeingavictimoahorricupbringingtobeinganimmatureorhot-headedcitizen.CatherineGretschel2015