Why do we punish? online talk

This talk will consider punishment as a response to criminal behaviour, and we will reflect on our own beliefs about punishment. With the largest prison population in Western Europe, we will explore how we arrived at this point and some of the factors that have led to this. We will also consider how punishment is not confined to those who have broken the law but is also used as a core strategy in the education system to manage pupil's behaviour. Finally, we will explore the link between punishments in school and the criminal justice system. This will then be followed by a talk that looks at career in criminology, and what you can do with a criminology related degree.