Dr. Andrew Crespo

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Biography

Andrew M. Crespo is the Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and serves as the Executive Faculty Director of the Institute to End Mass Incarceration. His research centers on institutional design, legal frameworks, and power structures within the American penal system. Crespo's scholarship offers critical insights into the role of lawyers and social movement actors in effecting transformational change, and he has contributed significantly to legal education, highlighted by his authorship of 'Criminal Law and the American Penal System'. An acclaimed educator, Crespo has received the Albert M. Sacks-Paul Freund Award for Teaching Excellence. He is a nationally recognized expert and regularly provides public commentary across various media outlets. Crespo plays a vital role in community organizing, advocating for responsible legal practices that support anti-carceral movements.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Law

— Present

Harvard Law School • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Assistant Professor of Law

— Present

Harvard Law School • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Staff Attorney

— Present

Public Defender Service District of Columbia • Washington, District Columbia, United States

Awards

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Albert M. Sacks-Paul Freund Award Teaching Excellence

2025-06-01
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Junior Scholar Paper of the Year

2015-01-01

Courses

Abolition, Spring 2026 Anti-carceral Organizing Lawyering, Spring 2026 Criminal Law 6, Fall 2025 Criminal Procedure: Investigations, Fall 2025 Institute End Mass Incarceration Clinic, Spring 2026 Writing Group: Criminal Law Procedure, Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).