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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
Mitchell’s Audience
How Mitchell Found His Way to Law
Courses Taught at MU
Thoughts on Affirmative Action and Teaching
Other Research Projects
Gathering Data
Topics:
research
data
From reading court cases to scouring such legal databases as Lexis-Nexis and WestLaw, Mitchell explains how a legal scholar goes about gathering research data. He also describes a teaching strategy employed in his classes to handle conflict-ridden legal subjects that require one to “take sides.”