Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Justice Studies

Learning Methods

Lecture

Tutorial

Module Offerings

7046LAWCJ-JAN-MTP

Aims

To critically evaluate, at an advanced level, the role and function of the prison and probation services in relation to the delivery of state punishment and rehabilitation. To critically reflect upon the values and principles that underpin the delivery of contemporary penal policy through the creation of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS). To critically scrutinise the extent to which contemporary penal policy and practice actually delivers a more systematic approach to the management of offenders.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Show an advanced understanding of the history and role within the criminal justice system of the National Offender Management Service
2.
Use relevant theoretical concepts to develop a critical awareness of how different penal theories impact upon penal policy and practice
3.
Demonstrate an advanced understanding of key theoretical approaches to the study of penology that attempt to explain the rise in social control via state punishment
4.
Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the range of community penalties available in England and Wales and critically reflect upon the theoretical frameworks and discourses that underpin them
5.
Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the significance of the prison and probation services in the management of offenders

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Politicisation Governance Performance and Credibility Marketisation Partnerships Localism Culture and Engagement Citizenship and Diversity Desistance
Module Overview:
This module critically evaluates, at an advanced level, the role and function of the prison and probation services in relation to the delivery of state punishment and rehabilitation. It aims to:
  • critically reflect on the values and principles that underpin the delivery of contemporary penal policy through the creation of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS)
  • scrutinise the extent to which contemporary penal policy and practice actually delivers a more systematic approach to the management of offenders
Additional Information:
Contemporary penal policy has sought to affect a greater integration between the prison and probation services principally through the creation of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS). This module critically evaluates at an advanced level the role and function of these two organisations in relation to the delivery of state punishment and rehabilitation. Key themes in contemporary policy and practice are identified in order to establish whether in reality they represent a more systematic approach to the management of offenders or a further extension of social control thereby further blurring the traditional functions of both organisations. Informal formative feedback is given to students in the course of the interactive teaching sessions.

Assessments

Essay