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Course Description
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Course Name
Police and Penal Studies
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Host University
Kingston University
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Location
London, England
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Area of Study
Criminal Justice, Criminology, Legal Studies
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Previous study in introductory criminology
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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Credits
4 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits4
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units0
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Course Content:
This module will provide students with the opportunity to undertake a critical
examination of contemporary debates on the control of crime and purpose of
punishment. Students will be introduced to a range of theoretical perspectives and
debates on the use of punishment to repress criminality and will be asked to consider the
purpose of punishment in modern societies. This will be accompanied by an examination
of different forms of punishment including an in-depth exploration of the use of
imprisonment and comparative penal systems. The module will also develop students?
existing knowledge of crime control by examining the role of policing and the police in
Britain through the lens of a series of contemporary policy developments, controversies
and issues.Topics covered include:
? Theories of sentencing and punishment
? Comparative penal policy and practice
? The iconic status of the prison in the penal system
? British Police powers, attitudes, culture, performance and techniques
? ?Policing? by bodies other than the Police
? Punishment and the labour market ? Rusche and Kirccheimer
? Punishment and sensibilities ? Norbert Elias
? Punishment and discipline ? Michel Foucault
? The Holocaust and modernityAutumn Semester: focussing on penal studies
? Punishment and social solidarity: Durkheim
? Punishment and the economy: Rusche and Kirchheimer
? Punishment and sensibilities: Elias
? Discipline, spectacle and surveillance: Foucault
? The Holocaust and modernity: Bauman
? The alternative to modernity?: Postmodernity
? Why punish? ? positivist theory and classical theory
? Sentencing theory in England and Wales
? Writing penal policySpring Semester: focussing on factors which determine priorities, operational
practices and decisions made by and for the police services.
? The UK Threat assessment and policing priorities
? Policing of protest
? Paramilitary policing
? Policing and civil liberties
? Performance monitoring
? Politics of policingTeaching:
Lectures, Workshops and FieldworkAssessment:
STUDY OPTION 1:
? 3000 word individual policy response document
STUDY OPTION 2: portfolio
STUDY OPTION 3: portfolioStudy Option 1 = Whole Year
Study Option 2 = Autumn
Study Option 3 = Spring/summer
Course Disclaimer
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