LibGuides: SOC-3020 v2: Week 2 Resources

Week 2 Resources

Chapter 3: Correctional Sentencing and Goals
Burek, M., Lab, S., & Buerger, M. (2021). Corrections: The essentials. Oxford University Press.
Access your textbook via the Bookshelf tab in the top navigation bar of your course. Chapter 3 discusses the various theoretical and philosophical approaches to crime, corrections, and punishment. It provides a foundation for understanding how corrections have evolved.

History of National Institute of Corrections
National Institute of Corrections. (N.D.). History.
https://nicic.gov/history-of-nic
This webpage provides an overview and timeline of the history of the National Institute of Corrections.
History of the Federal Prison System
National Institute of Corrections. (2013). The history of corrections in America. https://nicic.gov/history-corrections-america
This website discusses the history of the Federal Prison System.
History of the Eastern State Penitentiary, the First Full Scale Penitentiary
Films Media Group. (1987). Let the doors be made of iron: 19th-century prison reform [Video]. Films on Demand. https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102577&xtid=6867
This video depicts the history of Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, the world’s first full-scale penitentiary. Eastern State was seen as the first humane alternative to small and overcrowded jails.
Sociology of Punishment
Garland, D. (2018). Theoretical Advances and Problems in the Sociology of Punishment. Punishment and Society, 20(1), 8–33.
This article looks at some of the theoretical changes regarding the use of punishment.
Comparative History of Criminology and Penology in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Garland, D. (2017). Reinventing Punishment: A Comparative History of Criminology and Penology in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Theoretical Criminology, 21(3), 405–409.
A brief discussion of what created some of the changes in how corrections and prisons were viewed over the 19th and 20th centuries.