Punishment &
Responsibility
Schedule
* modified April 22 *
| Tue. Jan. 17 | course introduction |
1.
Justifications of Punishment |
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Deterrence |
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| Thu. Jan. 19 | Primoratz, Justifying Legal Punishment, ch. 2: "The Utility of Punishment" |
| Mon. Jan. 23 | Wilson, Thinking
about Crime, chs. 7-8: "Penalties and Opportunities"
& "Incapacitation" optional: Nagin, "Deterrence and Incapacitation" |
| Tue. Jan. 24 | Hart, "Prolegomenon to the Principles of Punishment," secs. 1-2 |
| Thu. Jan. 26 | Rawls, "Two Concepts of Rules," secs. 1 & 3-4 |
Retribution |
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| Mon.
Jan. 30 response paper #1 |
catch-up day |
| Tue. Jan. 31 | Morris, "Persons and Punishment" |
| Thu. Feb. 2 | Davis, "Harm and Retribution" |
| Mon. Feb. 6 | catch-up day |
| Tue. Feb. 7 | Murphy, "Getting Even: The Role of the Victim" |
| Thu. Feb. 9 | Murphy, "Retributivism and the State's Interest in Punishment" |
Communication |
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| Mon.
Feb. 13 response paper #2 |
Feinberg, "The Expressive Function of Punishment," secs. 1-3 & 5 |
| Tue. Feb. 14 | Hampton, "The Moral Education Theory of Punishment" |
| Thu. Feb. 16 | Shafer-Landau, "Can Punishment Morally Educate?" |
| Mon. Feb. 20 | NO CLASS (Presidents' Day) |
| Tue. Feb. 21 | Hampton, "An Expressive Theory of Retribution" |
| Thu. Feb. 23 | catch-up day |
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1/2. Types of Punishment |
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| Mon.
Feb. 27 response paper #3 |
Rotman, "Beyond Punishment" |
| Tue. Feb. 28 | Sayre-McCord, "Criminal Justice and Legal Reparations [...]" |
| Thu. Mar. 2 | Lippke, "Retribution and Incarceration" |
| Mon. Mar. 6 | Newman, Just and Painful, 2nd edn., chs. 6 & 8: "Splitting Crimes from Criminals" & "Comparing Punishments" |
| Tue. Mar. 7 | Pojman, "Why the Death Penalty Is Morally Permissible" |
| Thu.
Mar. 9 response paper #4 |
catch-up day |
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2. Issues of Responsibility |
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Justification,
Excuse, and Mitigation in General |
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| Mon. Mar. 27 | Hart, "Legal Responsibility and Excuses" |
| Tue. Mar. 28 | Morse, "Brain and Blame" |
| Thu. Mar. 30 | Bayles, "Character, Purpose, and Criminal Responsibility" |
| Mon. Apr. 3 | catch-up day |
| Tue. Apr. 4 | NO CLASS (Undergraduate Conference) |
Insanity |
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| Thu.
Apr. 6 response paper #5 |
Feinberg, "What Is So Special about Mental Illness?" |
| Mon. Apr. 10 | Reznek, Evil or Ill?, excerpts |
| Tue. Apr. 11 | Moore, "Mental Illness and Responsibility" |
Psychopathy |
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| Thu. Apr. 13 | Murphy, "Moral Death" |
| Mon. Apr. 17 | Elliott, "Morals, Lions, and Psychopaths" |
| Tue. Apr. 18 | catch-up day |
Addiction |
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| Thu. Apr. 20 response paper #6 |
Husak, "Addiction and Criminal Liability," secs. 1 & 3 |
| Mon. Apr. 24 | Morse, "Hooked on Hype," secs. 4-6 |
Age |
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| Tue. Apr. 25 | Steinberg & Scott,
"Less Guilty by Reason of Adolescence" Beckman, Crime, Culpability, and the Adolescent Brain" optional: edited version of Roper v. Simmons |
| Thu. Apr. 27 | Zimring, "Penal Proportionality for the Young Offender" |
| Mon. May 1 | Morse, "Immaturity and Irresponsibility," secs. 1 & 3-4 |
Social
Deprivation |
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| Tue. May 2 | Delgado, "'Rotten Social Background' [...]" |
| Thu.
May 4 response paper #7 |
Tonry, Malign Neglect, chs. 4 & 5: "Social Adversity and the Criminal Law" & "Social Adversity and Punishment" |
| Mon. May 8 | Lippke, "Diminished Opportunities, Diminished Capacities" |
| Tue. May 9 | semester wrap-up |
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