ENG 489 - American Prisons: Punish or Reform

Institution:

Creighton University

Subject:

English

Description:

An examination of the philosophy of our social justice system and how members of the community can contribute to positive changes in the way inmates are regarded and treated. In a variety of prose writing projects, students will be expected to articulate their sense of how incarceration, punishment, and reform interrelate. Students will write about how their assumptions regarding prison and the inmates match the philosophy behind the way criminals are sentenced and the way they spend their time behind bars. P: Sr. stdg. and PHL 250 or THL 250.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.creighton.edu

Phone Number:

(402) 280-2700

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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