HIST 2082 - History of Crime & Punishment in England & Europe
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Course Details
| Course Code | HIST 2082 |
| Course | History of Crime & Punishment in England & Europe |
| Coordinating Unit | School of History & Politics, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Term | Semester 2 2012 (Not offered in 2013) |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | Up to 3 hours per week |
| Prerequisites | At least 12 units of undergraduate study |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | Not applicable |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | This course has three principal strands for study: the meaning and incidence of ‘crime’; the administration of justice via courts and trial procedures; and penal policy. These areas will be studied over several centuries, and particularly 1500-1900, a crucial period in British and European history because it encompassed the Protestant Reformation, several bursts of state formation, the transformation of the ‘public sphere’, and the development of urban-industrial societies. All these ‘events’ had a considerable impact on mentalities, communities, and cultures, with their corresponding determinations as to desirable social norms and the prosecution and punishment of deviance. They were also informed by the principal legal cultures in Europe: Roman or ‘civil law’, church law, and common law. Students will be encouraged to consider all these factors against two prevailing historiographical issues. First, what were the social agencies for change in labelling crime and dealing with criminals? And second, how should we interpret The transformation in criminal law and its enforcement which took place over the period: was it ‘civilising reform’ or ‘an economy of industrial discipline’? They will also be able to relive aspects of the history of crime and justice history by participating in a virtual re-construction of some relevant historical sites via Second Life. |
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Course Staff
Lecturers
Professor David Lemmings
Dr. Carol Matthews
Tutor
Dr. Carol Matthews
School of History & Politics
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Room 305
Napier Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 5605
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