Dec 11, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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SOC 3660 - Punishment and Society


This course is a survey of the theory, history, operation, and problems of punishment. It explores the organization and effectiveness of penal institutions, the causes and impacts of mass incarceration, the politics of punishment, and abolition movements. Topics studied include but are not limited to halfway houses, juvenile institutions, parole, prisons, privatization, and alternatives to punishment.

Requisites: SOC 2600
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: TAG course: OSS033 Corrections
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes:
  • Identify and develop more effective and socially conscious alternatives to punishment
  • Learn to identify and develop ways in which to think critically
  • Understand key theories in the sociology of punishment and be able to apply them
  • Understand the key dimensions of contemporary punishment in the United States, particularly in relation to incarceration and capital punishment
  • Understand the relationship between punishment and crime control
  • Understand the ways in which punishment circulates broadly in social life, beyond the formal institutions of punishment



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