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.
Articles
To Testify or Not to Testify: A Comparative Analysis of Australian and American Approaches to a Parent-Child Testimonial Exemption, Texas International Law Journal (2010)
Among many legal systems there are certain relationships that are deemed to possess such societal...
Do You Swear to Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth Against Your Child?, Loyola Los Angeles Law Review (2010)
Currently in the United States forty-five states and the federal system do not recognize an...
Unpublished Papers
Reconsidering a Parent’s ‘Apparent’ Authority in Intergenerational Co-Residence: The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Evaluating Parental Consent to Search Adult Children’s Bedrooms, ExpressO (2011)
Intergenerational households are the fastest growing living arrangement in the country. The foreclosure crisis, high...
To Testify or Not to Testify: A Comparative Analysis of Australian and American Approaches to a Parent-Child Testimonial Exemption, ExpressO (2010)
Among many legal systems there are certain relationships that are deemed to possess such societal...