Prisons and Punishment

• • Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

one of

• UNE-CRIM100-Understanding Crime
• UNE-CRIM101-The Criminal Justice System

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s)

Others

Candidature in Bachelor of Criminology To enrol in this subject you will need to pass the Prerequisite/s. Please note as UNE results are released after the close of enrolment date, your enrolment into this subject will be withdrawn if you do not pass the prerequisite subject/s.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media) Headset, including microphone (highly recommended) Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
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• Other requirements -

  Textbook requirements:

  Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.

  Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.

  Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Government sanctioned prisons have long been a solution to problems in society and confinement of adults for serious offences is accepted as a reasonable punishment for breaking the law. This subject provides you with an introduction to penology and the sociology of punishment. You will begin by studying the philosophical and sociological theories of punishment and the history of prisons and punishment. You will also consider penal policy making, exploring why it is that some modes of punishment are prioritised over others. The subject concludes by examining debates in penal reform, paying particular attention to specific issues such as the privatisation of prisons, indigenous incarceration, women in prison, prisoner health including mental illness, human rights and the impact of incarceration upon individuals and society.

Assessment 1 Quiz: 1000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 2 Essay: 2000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 3 Take Home Exam: 2000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4

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• Take Home Exam - 2 hrs 15 mins (50%)