Stephanie Caparelli
Assistant Professor of Politics
Chair of Legal Studies
Advisor, Pre-Law
Politics
- 8477355145
- caparelli@lakeforest.edu
Specialization
Criminal law, trial law, politics
Education
Trial Practice Institute, National Criminal Defense College, Mercer Law School
JD, Chicago-Kent College of Law
BA, Politics and Communication, summa cum laude, Lake Forest College
Courses Taught
First Year Studies 198: Chicago Trials, Criminal Division
First Year Studies 192: Public Policy and Law - Police Reform
Communication 387: Rhetoric of Law
Politics 365: Civil Liberties
Politics 361: The First Amendment
Politics 271: : Criminal Law and Forensic Medicine
Politics 270: Race and Criminal Justice
Politics 269: Testimonies and Trials
Politics 266: The Judiciary
Politics 260: Intro to Legal Studies
Politics 120: Introduction to American Politics
Honors and Positions
Moot Court Honor Society semifinalist, William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, Minnesota
Charles Evans Hughs Oral Argument Competition finalist
Best Advocate, Intensive Trial Advocacy, 2006
Kent Justice Foundation Fellowship
Phi Beta Kappa, Lake Forest College, 2004
Invited Talks
“Lying is the New Black: How Interrogators Victimize the Vunerable,” Robert B. Glassman Memorial Brain, Mind, and Behavior Symposium, Lake Forest College, November 2015
“Confessing to a Crime You Didn’t Commit: A Case Study Analysis in Interrogations and False Confession,” Lake Shore Unitarian Society, Winnetka Community House, January 2019.
"Innocent and Behind Bars: In Conversation with Daniel Medwed," Chicago Humanities Festival, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, September 2022