| CODE | CRM1005 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Corrections | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Criminology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will introduce the concept of corrections. A historical overview will help the students appreciate the development of corrections, how societies moved from atrocious physical punishment to a more humane punishment. In this unit students are asked questions such as: Why do we punish? How do we punish? The unit particularly addresses the issues of the problem of social order (consensus or coercion), the definition of deviance and the aims of punishment: retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation and just desserts. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims at providing a: 1. historical overview of the development in the methods of corrections and the development of the philosophy behind it. 2. thorough discussion of the corrections methods in the Maltese criminal justice system. 3. discussion of the main issues that effect the decision making in sentencing such as gender, racism, mental disorders and others. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Discuss the how different methods of punishments developed from ancient times to nowadays; • Understand the different punishments that exist in the Maltese criminal justice system and how and when they are applied; and • Understand how and why issue like gender and mental disorders, amongst others, influence the imposed punishment. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Understand the philosophical debates that underpin corrections; • Discuss local and international cases in corrections; • Discuss the difficulties faced in the criminal justice system prior to the imposition of a punishment. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Maguire M., Morgan R. and Reiner R. (Eds.), 2007, The Oxford Handbook of Criminology, 4th Ed, Oxford University Press - Oxford. - Maguire M., Morgan R. and Reiner R. (Eds.), 2002, The Oxford Handbook of Criminology, 3rd Ed, Oxford University Press - Oxford. - Beccaria, C. (1764), On crimes and punishments, translated from ‘Dei delitti e delle pene’, 2nd Ed (1992), International pocket Library: Boston, USA. - Bentham, J. (1875), An Introduction to the principles of moral and legislation, Oxford University Press - Oxford. - Garland, D (1990), Punishment and Modern Society: A study of social Theory, Clarendon Press - Oxford. - Walker, N. (1991), Why Punish? Theories of Punishment Reassessed, Oxford University Press - Oxford. - Cavadino M., Dignan J., 2007, 4th Edition, The Penal System an Introduction, Sage Publications. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Marilyn Attard Miriam Farrugia |
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