History of Criminal Law Course
This course traces the evolution of criminal law from early penalties to mass incarceration and reforms. Legal professionals gain tools to analyze historical systems and develop effective sentencing, prison, and rehabilitation policies for today.

4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
Explore the evolution of punishment ideas from Enlightenment theories and early codes to prisons, rehabilitation, and modern alternatives. Examine key reforms, human rights influences, and comparative developments. Acquire tools for legal-historical research, policy analysis, and drafting evidence-based reform proposals tackling overcrowding, inequality, and recidivism.
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Develop skills
- Analyze penal evolution by tracing shifts from corporal to carceral regimes.
- Assess human rights impacts on punishment and detention practices.
- Conduct historical legal research to locate and compare key criminal law sources.
- Design policies from history to create modern sentencing options.
- Draft concise reform briefs with evidence for justice ministries.
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