URBS 011 - Crime and Punishment

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University of Pennsylvania

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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Schneider. Previously URBS 110. How have definitions of crime and forms of punishment changed over time What have been the uses and legacy of extra-legal violence How have the forms of crime and punishment reflected the structure of American society Using both historical and contemporary texts, this freshman seminar will explore these and other questions and in the process analyze the development of juvenile justice, the organization of corrections, the application of the death penalty, and the rise of the drug economy.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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