Introduction to Corrections
Video and Multimedia
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Babylonian and Sumerian Codes
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDALXORbtR4
This YouTube video discusses the history of lawmaking by way of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
- How do today’s laws unite society as they did during the time of Hammurabi and Napoleon?
Hulks and Floating Prisons
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0H3Ul2cY8I
This YouTube video reviews the evolution of ships as prisons beginning in 1776.
- What can hulks tell us about how the evolution of corrections and how it reflects history?
- Today’s prison system also faces overcrowding and humanitarian concerns. What can we learn from early modern imprisonment practices and how we treat inmates today?
Jeremy Bentham: Hedonistic Calculus
Video Link: http://youtu.be/ZCwhKCqdINY
This YouTube video discusses the life of Jeremy Bentham and his founding of utilitarianism.
- Bentham advocated for a transparent and democratic government. How is this advocacy reflected in his aim for rehabilitative corrections?
- How does today’s corrections system reflect the cost-benefit analysis that Bentham proposed?
The Reintegration Model
Audio Link: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=428157040&m=428157242
This audio link includes a discussion with a corrections practitioner who aids formerly incarcerated people in reintegration efforts.
- How has reintegration evolved to be an important component of corrections today?
The Crime Control Model
Web Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/29/opinion/david-brooks-the-prison-problem.html
This web article, a New York Times Opinion piece, discusses the complex factors that contribute to mass incarceration today and opportunities and challenges for potential reform.
- How does this article confirm or challenge traditional notions about factors that contribute to mass incarceration?
- According to this article, what are effective ways to address mass incarceration?