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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.

1. 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.

1. What can hulks tell us about how the evolution of corrections and how it reflects history?
2. 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.

1. Bentham advocated for a transparent and democratic government. How is this advocacy reflected in his aim for rehabilitative corrections?
2. 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.

1. 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.

1. How does this article confirm or challenge traditional notions about factors that contribute to mass incarceration?
2. According to this article, what are effective ways to address mass incarceration?