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Caulfield First semester 2007 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2007 (Day)
Students read, analyse and discuss the nature and history of punishment. Issues, including the relationship between punishment and social control and the differential impact of punishment on diverse communities are explored. Contemporary and comparative issues examined include the impact of new technologies, neo-liberalism, and globalisation on levels and modes of punishment. Different modes and models of punishment are explored including private, tribal or vigilante punishments, secular and religious systems of punishment, the 'spectacular' punishments of the gallows, corporal and capital punishment, prisons, home detention, community corrections and administrative detention.
Tutorial contribution : 10%
Examination (2000 words) :50%
Essay (2500 words) : 40%
1 one hour lecture and a one hour tutorial per week
CJC1001,CJC1002
CJC3030