Overview

Penology is the study of punishment and forms part of the wider academic discipline of criminology. While potentially penology covers a very wide subject matter, it tends to focus on various dimensions of imprisonment. This course examines some of the key issues associated with the use of prisons in New … For more content click the Read More button below. Main Topics The colonial context of punishment in Australia.The phenomenon of mass imprisonment.The "new punitiveness", sentencing and parole.The courts, the law and prisoners rights.Indigenous imprisonment.Women's imprisonment.Immigration detention.Prison privatisation. A visit to a prison or the parole authority may be organised if possible.

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: Completion of 78 UOC in LAWS courses.

Delivery

In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

Course Outline

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Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

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