LAW - 732 The Law of Sentencing, Sanctions, and Corrections Seminar

(2 hrs.)

The philosophy and practices of sentencing and corrections: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, the death penalty, corporal punishment, imprisonment, fines, probation, and innovative alternatives; sentencing criteria and practices; women, juveniles, and other special classes of offenders, including the insane, alcoholics, drug addicts, corporate offenders, draft resisters, political dissidents, and sexual psychopaths; a review of the institutions responsible for carrying out penal sanctions-prisons, mental institutions, and juvenile facilities; and practices of foreign countries. Kittrie Spring