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HIST 323 - Crime and Punishment in Britain since 1500
Themes include the English justice system and the criminal underworld, the "bloody code" (eighteenth-century Britain's having more capital offences than any other European country), the rise of the prison, crime reporting, the popularity of genres like detective fiction, changing notions of responsibility for crime and the rise of forensic science. * Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours * 3.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Directed Reading, Examination History Department Course Attributes: European History Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate Graduate

HIST 323 - Crime and Punishment in Britain since 1500

Themes include the English justice system and the criminal underworld, the "bloody code" (eighteenth-century Britain's having more capital offences than any other European country), the rise of the prison, crime reporting, the popularity of genres like detective fiction, changing notions of responsibility for crime and the rise of forensic science. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 TO 3.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture, Directed Reading, Examination

History Department

Course Attributes:
European History

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:
Undergraduate
Graduate

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