Joshua Dressler Explained

Joshua Dressler

Joshua Dressler is an American retired law professor. He is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the Ohio State University.

Early life and education

Dressler attended UCLA, earning his B.A. in 1968, and then earned his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 1973.[1] [2]

Career

An expert in criminal law and criminal procedure, he has authored various casebooks and texts used in American law schools.[1] [3]

He taught at Wayne State University and Hamline University, before joining the faculty of University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he held the first Distinguished Professor and Scholar Chair.[3] Dressler then taught at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law,[4] beginning his tenure at OSU in 2001.[5] He was also a visiting professor at various institutions across the United States, as well as internationally at the University of British Columbia and University of Auckland in New Zealand.[1] In 2005, he was named a Distinguished University Lecturer.[5] In a 2014 article about his nomination for Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, the university wrote that Dressler "is, without exaggeration and by nearly any accepted standard, the country's leading academic authority in the field of criminal law — and among the leaders in criminal procedure".[5]

Dressler is the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice and is credited for helping create the Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law; he serves as the co-editor of the latter.[1] His research included the topic of battered women who kill their abusers.[6] On articles regarding legal matters, Dressler's expertise in criminal law has been cited by various media outlets including Vox, Mother Jones, the Boston Review, and the New York Times.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Published works

Books
Articles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professor Joshua Dressler. American Law Institute. June 15, 2024.
  2. Web site: Joshua Dressler. Ohio State University. June 15, 2024.
  3. Web site: Joshua Dressler Distinguished University Professor Emeritus. Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. June 15, 2024.
  4. Web site: Online Criminal Law Class Features Prominent Guests, Opens to Wider Audience. Fordham Now. Fordham University. March 9, 2021. June 15, 2024.
  5. Web site: 2014 Distinguished University Professor. Ohio State University. 2014. June 15, 2024.
  6. Web site: Janos. Adam. When Abuse Victims Strike Back—With Murder. A&E. June 4, 2024. May 6, 2024. June 15, 2024.
  7. Web site: Illing. Sean. 9 legal experts react to James Comey's testimony: Trump "crossed a line". Vox. June 8, 2017. June 15, 2024.
  8. Web site: Illing. Sean. Did Trump commit witness tampering by tweet? I asked 9 legal experts.. Vox. December 3, 2018. June 15, 2024.
  9. Web site: Heffernan. Shannon. The Laws That Make It Shockingly Easy for Survivors to Be Jailed for Their Abusers' Crimes. Mother Jones. June 13, 2024. June 15, 2024.
  10. Web site: Serota. Michael. How Criminal Law Lost Its Mind. Boston Review. October 27, 2020. June 15, 2024.
  11. Web site: Robbins. Liz. Sex Offender in Ohio Offers Insanity Plea in 11 Deaths. subscription. The New York Times. December 4, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20180429164157/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/us/04cleveland.html?_r=3. April 29, 2018.
  12. Web site: Professor Emeritus Joshua Dressler's book, "Understanding Criminal Law," named top-7 essential book to read before law school by Business Matters Magazine . Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. March 3, 2023. June 15, 2024.
  13. Web site: Dressler. Joshua. Professor Delgado's Brainwashing Defense: Courting a Determinist Legal System. Minnesota Law Review. 1979. 63. 335–360. June 15, 2024.
  14. Web site: Battered Women, Self-Defense, and the Law. Fordham Law Review. 2011. June 15, 2024.

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