2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAW3136 Penology

20 creditsClass Size: 100

Module manager: Dr Richard Peake
Email: R.Peake@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Pre-requisite qualifications

There are no pre-requisites, but some knowledge of criminal justice is required and some pre-reading should be undertaken - please as preparation read Scott, D. 2008. Penology. London: Sage.

This module is mutually exclusive with

LAW3137	Contemporary Imprisonment
SLSP3910	Discipline and Punish

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module examines the use of custodial and community sentences in contemporary society. The aim of the module is to provide detailed knowledge and understanding of issues relating to imprisonment in England and Wales and various ways in which offenders are punished and/or supervised in the community. This module is taught by 20 lectures and eight seminars over semesters one & two.

Objectives

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of penal policy relating to the use of imprisonment and community sentences;
- demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the development of prisons and community sentences;
- demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the use of imprisonment and community sentences;
- critically evaluate the aims, functions and effectiveness of imprisonment and community sentences;
- demonstrate an awareness of policy and issues relating to the use of imprisonment and community sentences for certain groups of offenders such as women, drug users and sex offenders;
- demonstrate an awareness of the effect of imprisonment on prisoners and the coping strategies they may adopt.

Syllabus

Development of the prison
The use of imprisonment
Aims and function of imprisonment
Justice and legitimacy in prison
Prison riots and disruptive prisoners
Doing time: adaptations to imprisonment
Women in prison
Ethnic minorities in prison
Early release
Conceptualising and measuring the use of community sentences
The development of the probation service and community sentences
The effectiveness of imprisonment and community sentences
Privatisation
Drug-using offenders in prison and in the community
The punishment and rehabilitation of sex offenders
Electronic tagging

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	20	1.00	20.00
Seminar	8	1.00	8.00
Private study hours			172.00
Total Contact hours			28.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

80 hours: Lecture preparation @ 4 hours per lecture;
48 hours: Seminar preparation @ 6 hours per seminar;
44 hours: Assessment preparation

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Seminar attendance and performance.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Poster Presentation	Individual academic poster accompanied by a five minute oral presentation to your seminar group	30.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		30.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	70.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		70.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 30/04/2019

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