LAWS6194 - Explaining Punishment

Objectives

• Explore punishment, sentencing and penalty in modern society, particularly through an understanding of the relationship between punishment and social structure and the significance of punishment within the social and political order.
• Adopt an interdisciplinary approach which draws on history, law, literature, sociology and criminology.

Content

New sentencing regimes (such as mandatory sentencing), women in prison, juvenile imprisonment, inequality and punishment, privatisation, and the impact of law and order politics on punishment.

Session

Semester 1 Intensive
12, 13 & 26, 27 March 2010

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

• 1 x 1,500 Word Quiz (30%)
• 1 x 5,000 Word Research Essay (70%)

Courses this unit is available in

Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Global Law | Master of Criminology | Graduate Diploma in Criminology