| Course ID: | SOCI 3150E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Criminal Punishment and Society |
Course
Description: | The relationship between society and the nature and extent of
American punishment over time. Theories of and justifications
for punishment. |
| Oasis Title: | Criminal Punishment Society |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in SOCI 3150 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or SOCI 2600 or permission of department |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. To survey historical and contemporary rationales and
theories of criminal punishment.
2. To survey legal developments in correctional policy.
3. To analyze the death penalty and the continuing controversy
surrounding its use.
4. To address imprisonment issues concerning women,
minorities, and juveniles.
5. To examine current and likely future trends in correctional
policy and the variety of social factors that influence them.
Students will be asked to demonstrate their mastery of the
course content in written work that is appropriate for an
academic context.
Students will be asked to demonstrate their mastery of the
course content in speech that is appropriate for an academic
context. |
| Topical Outline: | Topics may include the following:
1. The Social History of Punishment
2. Capital Punishment
3. The Social World of Imprisonment
4. Women and Minorities in Prison
5. Juvenile Incarceration
6. Prison Discipline
6. Prison Riots
8. Alternatives to Prison
9. Correctional Policy
10. The Future of Punishment |
| Honor Code Reference: | All students must be familiar with university policy on
cheating. See "A Culture of Honesty: Policy and Procedures on
Academic Honesty." |