Prof. Tim Bakken Professor of Law Law and Philosophy Personal Website tim.bakken [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Tim Bakken is a law professor in the Department of Law and Philosophy at the United States Military Academy. He has worked in civil and criminal litigation in New York City, at law firms and as an assistant district attorney (in Brooklyn). He has been a visiting scholar or fellow at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law, University of Sydney Law School, Columbia University School of Law, New York Law School, and Australian National University College of Law. Professor Bakken was an advisor to the National Military Academy of Afghanistan, in Kabul, where he created the Department of Law. He has been a visiting professor at Ural State Law University in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and the University of Chile in Santiago as a Fulbright Scholar. LL.M. - Columbia University School of LawJ.D. - University of Wisconsin Law SchoolM.S. - University of Wisconsin-MadisonB.S. - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Research Interests Criminal law, constitutional law, leadership Selected Publications BooksBakken, T. The Plea of Innocence: Restoring Truth to the American Justice System (New York University Press) (2022).Bakken, T. The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in the U.S. Military (Bloomsbury) (2020).Bakken, T., Stock, M., & Welton, M. Guide to Criminal Law in New York (Second Edition) (Thomson/Wadsworth) (2004).Bakken, T., Bickers, J., & Goldstein, R. Guide to Criminal Procedure in New York (Thomson/Wadsworth) (2004).Bakken, T. Guide to Criminal Law in New York (Wadsworth) (2001).EssaysBakken, T. & Anderson, K., “How Trump is using courtroom machinations to his political advantage,” The Conversation, April 19, 2024.Bakken, T. “Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation” (Book Review), Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal, 2023.Bakken, T. “Give People a Right to Claim Their Innocence,” The Atlantic, December 2, 2022.Bakken, T. “Is Trust in Our Military and Police Slipping?” Responsible Statecraft, March 17, 2021.Bakken, T. “The Cost of Loyalty: A Crisis of Ethics in the Military,” History News Network, March 15, 2020.Bakken, T. “Corruption in U.S. Military Academies Is Harming Our National Security,” American Conservative, March 9, 2020.