2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 17, 2024  
2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog
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AAS 205 - Prisons and Punishments

A consideration of theoretical issues surrounding the concept and justification of punishment from traditional sources (Kant, Bentham, Mill) to modern critiques (Foucault). A number of special issues surrounding prison policy and practice (race, supermax, prisons, youthful offenders) are also analyzed. Also listed as PHI 205. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code C = offered at at least once every two years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Analyze classical theories of punishment by using primary sources.
  2. Summarize key factors contributing to the rise of the modern prison by the construction of a reasoned philosophical argument.
  3. Identify critiques of punishment theories and concepts through critical reflection.



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