Rachel E. Barkow

Rachel E. Barkow

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About the Author

Rachel E. Barkow is a distinguished legal scholar and professor at New York University School of Law, where she holds the Segale Family Chair in Business Law and serves as the Faculty Director of the Center for Behavioral Law and Justice. A leading authority on criminal law, sentencing, and the intersection of behavioral science with legal policy, Barkow has shaped the field through her rigorous analysis of prosecutorial discretion, prison reform, and the administrative state. Her influential scholarship, published in top journals and cited by courts and policymakers, emphasizes evidence-based approaches to justice reform. As an educator, she has authored seminal casebooks that guide generations of law students, blending doctrinal depth with practical insights to illuminate the complexities of criminal justice systems.

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Casebook criminal law Law Law Textbook
Writing style
rigorous analytical accessible

Books by Rachel E. Barkow