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A visit with S. David Mitchell, Associate Professor, School of Law
Published: December 02, 2008 - Topics:
law
law_school
criminal_justice
sentencing
felon_disenfranchisement
Additional Interview Clips
Overview of Mitchell’s Research
Felony Disenfranchisement Laws and the African-American Community
Retroactive Application of the Law
Mitchell’s Research Philosophy
How Mitchell Found His Way to Law
Courses Taught at MU
Thoughts on Affirmative Action and Teaching
Other Research Projects
Gathering Data
Mitchell’s Audience
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research
law
From professors and lawyers to the judges themselves, legal scholarship is continually cited and challenged. As for whom he is addressing when publishing his findings, Mitchell explains that “I write for a much larger audience,” including the general public as well as felons and ex-felons. “You have got to speak to both the scholar and the lay person,” he contends. “We do an injustice to our work when it’s not accessible to those individuals.”