The course traces the history of American criminology and penology from colonial times to the present, including the origins of criminology in the Enlightenment, the rise of the penitentiary, 19th and 20th century prison reform, the invention of juvenile delinquency, the evolution of criminology from the classical and positive schools to the present, the rise and fall of the medical treatment model for criminals, crime and punishment of women and minorities, the relationship between prisons and schools as institutions of social control, and the debate over capital punishment in America. Attendance American criminology and penology is a discussion-lecture course.
Attendance is important.
The course will have two hour exams and a final exam. All students are required to take the final and at least one hour exam. Oxford History of the Prison Frank P. Williams III and Marilyn D. McShane, Criminological Theory Jack M. Holl, ed., Readings in Criminology and Penology Highly Recommended Texts David J. Rothman, The Discovery of the Asylum Pete Early, Hot House Schedule of Classes 1. August 27 Introduction to the history of American criminology and penology Morris and Rothman, Introduction 2. September 3 Criminology and the Enlightenment Morris and Rothman, Chapter 2 Williams and McShane, Chapter 2 4.