Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SOC2065: Punishment, Imprisonment and Detention

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:

Philosophies and rationales for punishment, detention and imprisonment
Alternatives to imprisonment
Disparities in punishment and imprisonment
Researching places of detention and the role of the researcher
Prisons
Probation
Immigration Detention
Other places of detention (mental health, police custody, transit, care homes)
Pains of Imprisonment
Adaptation – Importation debate.
Use of force.
Segregation and solitary confinement
Long term imprisonment.
Prisoners and gender.
Black and Ethnic Minority Prisoners
The role of the prison officer
Breadth of detention: Impact on families
Breadth of detention: Impact on prisoners and rehabilitation
Monitoring, oversight and accountability
The monitoring of places of detention in international context
The politics of imprisonment: A Punitive Turn
Alternatives to places of detention

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
44	256	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled learning and teaching activity	22	11 x 2 hrs lectures
Scheduled learning and teaching activity	22	11 x 2 hrs seminars
Guided independent study	56	Reading for seminars
Guided independent study	100	Preparation for essay
Guided independent study	100	Preparation for exam

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
A short, essay based, mock exam, conducted during a seminar	20 minutes	1 - 8	Feedback will be given by peers, supported by the tutor. This will give students the opportunity to hone their exam technique, and to informally practice / develop skills around giving and receiving feedback. Additional support will be provided by the tutor during office hours
Participation in seminars		1 - 7	Verbal feedback by tutor

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
50	50	0

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Essay	50	3,500 words	1-8	Written
Exam	50	2 hours	1-8	Written

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Essay	Essay (3,500 words)	1-8	August/September reassessment period
Exam	Exam (2 hours)	1-8	August/September reassessment period