College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Sociology of Imprisonment
Module SOC3098 for 2018/9
Module SOC3098 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3098: Sociology of Imprisonment
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to provide you with an introductory knowledge of prison sociology. In aims to teach you what the prison experience entails, but also to think more broadly and question accepted academic perceptions of imprisonment and punishment more generally. It will thus help develop your critical thinking skills and encourage you to engage in socio-political discussion.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate a clear and detailed understanding of prison sociology. 2. Critically assess the utility of prison sociology in thinking about the purpose of prison and its effectiveness as a method of punishment for a criminal offence. 3. Demonstrate a clear and detailed understanding of different sources of data and critically assess their reliability and utility in debating whether imprisonment is an effective method of punishing offenders 4. Critically engage with academic discourses about the boundaries of punishment. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the explanatory frameworks and their application to criminology. 6. Engage with a wide range of sociological sources (academic, biographical, documentary). 7. Clearly present research and policy in your arguments. |
Personal and Key Skills | 8. Present an argument orally and in writing in a clear, coherent, organized and effective manner; 9. Analyze and critically assess sources of qualitative and quantitative data; 10. Demonstrate you can work independently, within a limited time frame, and without access to external sources, to complete a specific task. |