Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Tutorial
Module Offerings
6008LAWCJ-SEP-MTP
Aims
1. To explore the nature and purpose of legitimacy, law and risk
2. To critically examine contemporary issues in penology
3. To explore the ability of the Criminal Justice system to respond to the complex needs of offenders in community and custodial settings
4. To evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of progressive alternatives in penology
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically assess the nature and purpose of legitimacy, law and risk, using relevant theoretical ideas
2.
Critically examine contemporary issues in penology, with reference to advanced theoretical ideas
3.
Critically evaluate the ability of the Criminal Justice system to respond to the complex needs of offenders in community and custodial settings
4.
Critically evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of progressive alternatives in penology
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Session 1: Introduction. Critiquing legitimacy and the 'law'
Session 2: Surveillance, new technology and social control
Session 3: Public Protection and Risk Management
Session 4: Privatisation, competition and commodification
Session 5: Civil society and the penal voluntary sector
Session 6: Desistance, theory and practice
DIRECTED STUDY
Session 7: Rethinking Penology
Session 8: Service user engagement
Session 9: Radical alternatives
Session 10: Thinking beyond the punitive rationale
Session 11: Conclusion and module overview
Module Overview:
The aim of this module is to enable you to develop your learning and understanding of penology building on the introductory course at level 5. You will be given the opportunity to critically evaluate and consider contemporary issues in penology with a clear focus on the theory, policy and practice which surrounds community and custodial interventions.
The aim of this module is to enable you to develop your learning and understanding of penology building on the introductory course at level 5. You will be given the opportunity to critically evaluate and consider contemporary issues in penology with a clear focus on the theory, policy and practice which surrounds community and custodial interventions.
Additional Information:The aim of this module is to enable students to develop their learning and understanding of penology building on the introductory course at level 5. Students will be given the opportunity to critically evaluate and consider contemporary issues in penology with a clear focus on the theory, policy and practice which surrounds community and custodial interventions. Specific consideration will be given to the tensions, dilemmas and critiques which surround the delivery of interventions with those individuals who present complex needs.
Assessments
Essay