Spring 2027

Sentencing and Corrections

Examines types of punishment in the American criminal justice system and their justifications using interdisciplinary readings from fiction, philosophy, and psychology.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2007: 3.58 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and explain the traditional purposes of punishment, tensions between them, and how they manifest in today’s criminal justice system

  • Identify and explain the kinds of sanctions imposed by American courts and the uses and limitations of each

  • Develop the skills necessary to successfully use interdisciplinary research to augment understanding of the legal implications of sentencing and correctional issues, and better advocate for clients

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2007: 3.58 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Types of punishment in the American criminal justice system and justifications for them.
  • Interdisciplinary readings including fiction, philosophy, and psychology.
  • Kinds of sanctions imposed by American courts and their uses and limitations.

Skills

  • Identify and explain traditional purposes of punishment, tensions between them, and their manifestation in the criminal justice system; identify and explain kinds of sanctions imposed by American courts and their uses and limitations.
  • Use interdisciplinary research to understand legal implications of sentencing and correctional issues and advocate for clients.

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