History 532
History of American Criminology and Penology
Kansas State University
Fall 1996
Eisenhower 225
Tuesday-Thursday 12:30-1:45
Instructor: Jack M. Holl
Office: Eisenhower Hall 312
Office Hours: T-Th 2-3:00 and by appointment
The Course
The course traces the history of American criminology and penology from colonial times to the present, including the origins of criminology in the Enlightenment, the rise of the penitentiary, 19th and 20th century prison reform, the invention of juvenile delinquency, the evolution of criminology from the classical and positive schools to the present, the rise and fall of the medical treatment model for criminals, crime and punishment of women and minorities, the relationship between prisons and schools as institutions of social control, and the debate over capital punishment in America.
Attendance
American criminology and penology is a discussion-lecture course. Attendance is important.
Exams
The course will have two hour exams and a final exam. All students are required to take the final and at least one hour exam. Students may take all three exams (and are encouraged to do so) which will be counted towards the final grade.
Book Review
A 1000 word (six pages, double-spaced) book review will be due November 26.
Books may be selected from recommended readings (Rothman, The Discovery of the Asylum or Pete Early, Hot House), supplemental reading lists, selected bibliographies, or in consultation with the instructor.
Grading
Grades will be determined as follows:
Two hour exams.....................40%
One hour exam.......................30%
Final examination....................40%
Final examination....................50%
Book review...........................15%
Book review...........................15%
Class discussion.......................5%
Class discussion.......................5%
Important Dates
First Examination......................October 3
Second Examination.................November 7
Book Reports Due...................November 26
Final Examination.....................December 20
Kansas State University policy on plagiarism
Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on the examination, paper, or project; failure in the course, and/or expulsion from the University. For more information refer to the "Academic Dishonesty" policy in Inside KSU.
Required Texts
Norval Morris and David J. Rothman, eds., Oxford History of the Prison
Frank P. Williams III and Marilyn D. McShane, Criminological Theory
Jack M. Holl, ed., Readings in Criminology and Penology
Highly Recommended Texts
David J. Rothman, The Discovery of the Asylum
Pete Early, Hot House
Schedule of Classes
1. August 27
Introduction to the history of American criminology and penology
Morris and Rothman, Introduction
2. August 29 The Colonial Experience
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 1
Williams and McShane, Chapter 1 (Introduction)
3. September 3 Criminology and the Enlightenment
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 2
Williams and McShane, Chapter 2
4. September 5 The First American Experiments: Walnut Street and Newgate Prison
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 10
5. September 10 The Pennsylvania System: Eastern State Penitentiary at Cherry Hill
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 3
6. September 12 The Auburn System
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 4
7. September 17 Crime and Criminals in the United States and England
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 5
8. September 19 Sing Sing Prison: House of Fear
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 5 (cont)
9. September 24 Women Prisoners in Ante-bellum America
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 11
10. September 26 Care and Treatment of Delinquent Children in Ante-bellum America
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 12, pp. 363-373
11. October 1 American Criminology and Penology: A Summary of Penitentiary Building
12. October 3
13. October 8 Cesare Lombroso and Positive Penology
Williams and McShane, Chapter 3
14. October 10 Alexander Maconochie and the Irish System
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 9
15 .October 15 E. C. Wines and the 1870 Prison Congress
Holl, "The Principles of 1870"
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 6, pp. 169-173
16. October 17 The Reformatory or Elmira System
Holl, "The Monroe Reformatory"
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 6, pp.174-76; Chapter 7, pp. 199-215
17. October 22 William R. George and the George Junior Republic
Holl, "The George Junior Republic"
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 12, pp. 373-377
18. October 24 The Invention of the Juvenile Court
Williams and McShane, Chapter 4
19. October 29 Thomas Mott Osborne, Progressive Reformer
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 6, pp. 176-186
20. November 1 Political Prisoners and the Political Process
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 13
Holl, "Introduction" to O'Hare In Prison
21. November 5 Positive and Progressive Criminology and Penology
22. November 7
23. November 12 "I Am A Fugitive From the Chain Gang"
24. November 14 "I Am A Fugitive From the Chain Gang" (cont)
25. November 19 The New Penology
Williams and McShane, Chapter 5
26. November 21 The Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Wickersham Commission Report
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 6, pp. 185-196; Chapter 7, pp. 209-224
27. November 26 The Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Triumph of Professionalism
Book Review due
Williams and McShane, Chapter 6, 7
28. December 3 American Criminology After World War II
Williams and McShane, Chapters 8, 9
29. December 6 The Prison Crisis: 1965 to the Present
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 8
Williams and McShane, Chapter 10
30. December 10 The Death Penalty in America
Williams and McShane, Chapter 11
31. December 12 American Prison Reform: A Summary
Morris and Rothman, Chapter 14
Williams and McShane, Chapter 12
32. December 20 Final Examination, 9:40-11:30