Unit

School Of Social Sciences

Prisons, Punishment and Criminal JusticeWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102036.2

Discipline: CRIMINOLOGY

Student Contribution Band: 4

Level: 2

Credit Points: 10

Equivalent Units
101558 - Prisons and Punishment

About this Unit
The demise of corporal punishment and the regular use of imprisonment are defining features of control in modern states. This unit provides an historical and sociological examination of the models, practices and justifications for punishment and incarceration. It begins with an overview of early liberal notions of the social contract, the modern movement away from corporal punishment towards incarceration, and criminology's emphasis on treatment, reform and rehabilitation. Following from this, the unit explores the development of probation and parole systems, decarceration, community corrections, mass imprisonment, and the contemporary control of risk and 'dangerous' populations. These themes are considered through the role of intersecting structural factors such as age, gender, sexuality, social class, racial/ethnic identity and disability, and the impact of imprisonment and corrections on different individuals and groups.

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Courses

1710.2	Bachelor of Criminology	CONTINUING
1713.1	Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Social Work	CONTINUING
1793.1	Bachelor of Science, Criminology and Psychological Studies	CONTINUING
1793.2	Bachelor of Science, Criminology and Psychological Studies	CONTINUING
2766.1	Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws	CONTINUING
2766.2	Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws	CONTINUING
2766.3	Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws	CONTINUING
2767.1	Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Laws	CONTINUING
2767.2	Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Laws	CONTINUING
2767.3	Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Laws	CONTINUING
6025.1	Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice	CONTINUING

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