Law (LAWS)
Department of Law
Faculty of Public Affairs
LAWS 3308 [0.5 credit]
Punishment and the Law
This course explores justifications and practices of punishment and social control from a socio-legal perspective. Rationalizations and justifications for punishment are considered. Different forms of punishment and control within the law will be examined as well as different theoretical perspectives of punishment.Prerequisite: LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2301.
Lectures three hours a week.
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