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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Sociology and Anthropology
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Josh Guetzkow
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Joshua Guetzkow
Course/Module description:
This course will provide an overview of sociological theories and approaches to the study of punishment and imprisonment. This will include an overview of Marxian, Foucauldian and Durkheimian perspectives. We will also review research on the social, economic and political factors that affect how and how much societies punish and the impact that imprisonment has on society, with a focus on the U.S. and Israel.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To be able to summarize and compare various sociological theories of punishment and imprisonment and analyze how punishment is affected by different social forces. Students should also be able to offer illustrative examples of how these social forces shape punishment regimes. Students should be able to utilize the concepts and theories they learn to understanding recent trends in punishment in Israel and the United States.
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
Introduction and Overview of Course
Overview of Penological and Philosophical Approaches
Durkheimian Theories of Punishment
Garland, David. 1991. "Sociological Perspectives on Punishment." Crime and Justice v. 14
(pp115-127)
Blumstein and Cohen. “A Theory of the Stability of Punishment.” Journal of Criminal Law
and Criminology, 64(2): 198-207.
Marxist Theories of Punishment
Garland, David. 1991. "Sociological Perspectives on Punishment." Crime and Justice 14
(pp.127-134)
Rusche, Georg and Otto Kirchheimer. 1939. Punishment and Social Structure. (Page
selection to be announced.)
Recommended: Chiricos and DeLone. 1992. “Labor Surplus and Punishment: A Review
and Assessment of Theory and Evidence.” Social Problems 39:421-446
NOV 14 Neo-Marxist Theories of Punishment in the Post-Industrial World
Wacquant, Loïc. 2009. Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social
Insecurity. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. Chapter 1.
What About Race and Ethnicity?
Wacquant, Loïc. 2001. “Deadly Symbiosis: When Ghetto and Prison Meet and Mesh.”
Punishment and Society 3(1): 95-134.
Jacobs and Kleban 2003. “Political Institutions, Minorities, and Punishment: A Pooled
Cross-National Analysis of Imprisonment Rates.” Social Forces 82(2):725-755.
WATCH MOVIE IN CLASS – “THE 13th”
MASS INCARCERATION IN THE UNITED STATES I: CAUSES
Garland, David. 2001. "Introduction: The Meaning of Mass Imprisonment."
Punishment and Society 3(1):5-7.
Western, Bruce. 2006. Punishment & Inequality in America. New York: Russell
Sage Foundation. Chapter 4.
MASS INCARCERATION IN THE UNITED STATES II: CONSEQUENCES
Comfort, Megan. 2007. “Punishment Beyond the Legal Offender.” Annual
Review of Law and Social Science 3:271-96.
WHAT ABOUT ISRAEL?
Korn, A. 2003. “Rates of Incarceration and Main Trends in Israeli Prisons.” Criminology
and Criminal Justice 3(1): 29-55.
WHEN SECURITY PRISONS AND PALESTINIAN POLITICS MEET AND MESH
Nashif, Esmail. 2008. Palestinian Political Prisoners: Identity and community. New York:
Routledge. (Page selection to be announced.)
Theories of Punishment III: Foucault and Elias
Garland, David. 1991. "Sociological Perspectives on Punishment." Crime and Justice 14
(pp.134-161)
Foucault, Michel. Discipline and Punish. (Page selection to be announced.)
JAN 16 More on Foucault and Elias
Tonry, Michael. 2006. Thinking about Crime: Sense and Sensibility in American Penal
Culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chapter 2.
Simon, Jonathan. 2008. Governing Through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed
American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear. Selections TBA.
Required Reading:
See above
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 100 %
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