Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis 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 (3000 words): 50% + Exercise (1000 words): 20% + Examination (2 hours): 30%