Sharon Beckman
associate clinical professor
| Boston College Law School 885 Centre Street Newton Centre, MA 02459 Telephone: 617-552-0639 sharon.beckman@bc.edu
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BACKGROUND
Professor Sharon Beckman co-teaches the Boston College Criminal Justice Clinic and supervises the BC Defenders, third-year law students who represent indigent clients charged with crimes in the Boston Municipal Court. She directs the Boston College Innocence Project, where law students work to exonerate innocent people who have been wrongfully convicted. A BCLS faculty member since 1996, Professor Beckman has also taught courses in Criminal and Constitutional Law and seminars on Punishment, White Collar Crime, and the Supreme Court. She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the University Distinguished Teaching Award, the Emil Slizewski Outstanding Teaching Award, and the Ruth-Arlene Howe/Black Law Students Association Faculty Member of the Year Award.