? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LAW-3-LY0004

This course is a study of punishment as a means of dealing with offenders and as an institutional feature of societies. Part I of the course will analyse current practices and problems in sentencing, prisons, probation, community service, juvenile justice, reparation, etc. and will examine the policy frameworks -- such as rehabilitation and just deserts -- which inform these practices. Part II of the course will discuss how forms of punishment relate to types of society and how punishment changes over time. Sociological and historical studies of punishment are used as a basis for understanding contemporary developments in penal policy.

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Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 19 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Thursday 14:00 15:50 Central

As in Course Guide.

Assessed essay and degree examination.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Rozanne Luty
Tel : (0131 6)50 2056
Email : Rozanne.Luty@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Richard Jones
Tel : (0131 6)50 2032
Email : richard.jones@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/courses/viewcourse.asp?ref=44

School Website : http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/