| Unit name | Punishment in Society |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOL20052 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Pantazis |
| Open unit status | Open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The aim of this unit is to provide a comprehensive and critical analysis of past and present penal policies. Throughout the unit this insights of sociological, historical and critical theory will be used to further out understandings of contemporary penal practice.
Aims:
The principle objective of the unit will be to provide an overview of the development of past and contemporary penal policy. In particular, the unit will address some of the key recent developments in UK penal policy in the context of developments in Europe and the US. It will seek to identify the significant issues– including notions of risk, victimology, restorative justice - which are driving these policy developments. The unit will end by examining some of the crimes which regularly go unpunished such as corporate and state crimes.
By the end of the unit, students can expect to have a critical understanding of the following areas:
Lectures and seminars.
Assessment will be against the programme criteria defined for the appropriate level.
Formative assessment: One 2000-2500 word essay
Summative assessment : Level I - 3000 word essay
