The Ethics of Crime and Punishment (POLS0030)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department: Political Science
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: Prerequisite: Must acquire permission of instructor before enrolling, to confirm prior coursework in political theory. Students are encouraged to have taken two prior modules in normative political theory before enrolling in this module -- for example, POLS0061 Justice and POLS0063 Ethics & Public Policy, POLS0006 Introduction to Politics and PHIL0007 Introduction to Political Philosophy, or equivalent.
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Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

What is punishment? Who should be punished? Is the prison justified? What, if anything, justifies state criminal punishment at all? This advanced political philosophy module explores a range of normative questions about crime and punishment. Potential topics include normative theories of criminal punishment, techniques of criminal punishment, theories of criminalisation and their applications, and the normative principles underpinning proposals for reforming contemporary criminal justice systems.

Students should have taken at least two introductory political theory modules (such as POLS061 and POLS0064, or POLS006 and PHIL0007, or equivalent modules) prior to this module, as the module will build on foundational political theory knowledge. Students must engage effectively with the political theory studied through philosophical argument in this module in order to do well in their assessment.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 0
Module leader: Dr Helen Coverdale

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed timed assessments and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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