191-007 Correctional Theory and Practice

Formerly available as 191-208/308. Students who have completed 191-208 or 191-308 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Normally 25 points of first-year criminology.

This subject is designed to introduce students to the major forms and structures of punishment in our society. The subject examines why we punish individuals, how we do so, and how the punishment process can be viewed in a wider social context. The first part of this subject considers the justifications for punishment and the kinds of sanctions available to courts in most Western jurisdictions. The second part will look briefly at groups whose concerns are not commonly to the fore in considerations of punishment processes: specifically, victims, women, minorities and youth. The final part will examine the work of major writers who have provided a theoretical critique of punishment and the role it plays in our society.

An essay of 2000 words, and two 1-hour class tests of 1000 words each.