LA374: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the module the
student should be able to:
How will the learning and teaching
methods enable students to achieve
this learning outcome?
Which assessment method will
measure the achievement of this
learning outcome?
Have a grasp of the main theories of
punishment, including retributivism,
consequentialism, communicative
theories, and non-consequentialist
views.
Lectures will be devoted to outlining some
of the central theoretical questions. These
will be explored in depth through
discussion in seminars.
Essay
Have a grasp of the main theories of
criminal responsibility, and their
relationship to the purposes of trials and
punishment.
Students will present work and ideas in
seminars. They will also be encouraged to
explore underlying philosophical issues
through wide reading and research.
SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE AND
UNDERSTANDING
Have an understanding of the normative
significance of the criminal process.
Understand the main moral and political
ideas that underpin the evaluation of
key features of the criminal justice
system
KEY SKILLS OF UNDERSTANDING
Students should be able to understand,
summarise, and critically engage with
philosophical argument about the scope
and content of the criminal law. They
should be able to relate their views
about the criminal law to some more
basic and fundamental ideas in moral
and political philosophy.
Student presentations will be used to help
students structure a sustained argument
and to encourage students critically to
evaluate ideas and engage in each other
in a productive way. Close and critical
reading of philosophical texts will be
encouraged.
Essay
Presentations and group discussion.
Essay
Students should be able to structure
arguments to a high level and explore
ideas in a group using real and
hypothetical examples to help them.
CREATIVE SKILLS
Ability to formulate arguments of their
own through critical engagement with
leading philosophical writers. They
should be able to engage with a group
orally, defending and adjusting their
ideas in response to discussion as well
as making critical interventions of their
own. This is intended to bear fruit in
their written work.
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