A survey of the evolution of normative theories of criminal justice, which examines how major theorists from the Enlightenment to the contemporary period have understood the normative justification for criminal prohibition and punishment. Although the course focuses on western political philosophy and social science, there will also be some attention to theories of criminal justice in selected non-western traditions.
A survey of the evolution of normative theories of criminal justice, which examines how major theorists from the Enlightenment to the contemporary period have understood the normative justification for criminal prohibition and punishment. Although the course focuses on western political philosophy and social science, there will also be some attention to theories of criminal justice in selected non-western traditions.
