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Position: Assistant Professor,
College of Criminal Justice
and Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Law;
Degree(s): B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., Northeastern University, 1992
Areas of Research/Interest: Criminal Law<, Criminal Procedure, Juvenile Justice, Evidence, Legal Ethics
Background:
Professor Farber holds a joint appointment in the College of Criminal Justice and the School of Law. Professor Farber teaches in the areas of criminal law & procedure, juvenile justice, and legal ethics. Ms. Farber earned a B.A. in political science with high honors from the University of Michigan, and received her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law.
Professor Farber’s research focuses on criminal law and criminal procedure issues, with a particular focus on juveniles. She has published multiple articles on juvenile interrogations. Her forthcoming article in the Rutgers Law Review focuses on how to realize the promise of In re Gault after the United States Supreme Court 2005 decision in Roper v. Simmons. Professor Farber’s current research focuses on the due process implications presented by the lack of a legal privilege for parent-child communications. In Spring 2008, Professor Farber will commence an empirical study examining prosecutorial attitudes toward the use of state compelled parental testimony in juvenile prosecutions. Professor Farber is a proponent of juvenile CORI reform, testifying before legislative committees in Massachusetts on behalf of legislation that provides for discretionary purging of juvenile arrest records.
Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Farber was a criminal defense attorney representing indigent clients on behalf of the New Hampshire Public Defender. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Suffolk Lawyers for Justice and the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers’ Guild. She is a founding member of the New England Innocence Project.
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Phone: 617.373.7457
Office: 407 Churchill Hall
Email: h.farber@neu.edu
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