SCY3181 - Sociology of prisons

Leader(s): TBA

Offered

Not offered in 2009

Synopsis

The following topics will be examined: historical development of punishment and penal institutions; remand, trial and imprisonment; the effects of isolation and deprivation; prison populations and social class; resocialisation and techniques of coping in a total institution; deterrence and rehabilitation; parole; release; recidivism; reform; alternatives; privatisation; unit management and specific therapeutic communities.

Assessment

Essay (2500 words): 50%
Examination (2 hours): 50%
Third year students will be expected to show a greater depth of critical analysis.

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Sociology or permission

Prohibitions

SCY2181