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Lecturer:                            Dr Robert Webb

Email:                                robert.webb@auckland.ac.nz      

Office:                              Social Sciences 934

 

Time: Monday 12-3pm  room 206-214

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INTRODUCTION:

30 Points

Advanced Issues in Penology

A survey of issues in penology, describing and interpreting specific penal reform strategies in terms of their historical, social, political and economic context. An appreciation of the main themes within penology will allow a greater understanding of the role that punishment regimes play in society and specifically in the criminal justice system.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 By the end of the course, a student should:

  • Be familiar with several key penal reform strategies
  • Develop a critical understanding of trends in punishment
  • Understand some of the effects and changes in criminal justice systems related to communities and groups
  • Be able to write an essay related to penology, combining academic research and critical analysis

 

This course examines several key contemporary issues in penology, through exploring penal reform strategies and research materials from New Zealand and internationally.  This includes considering penal populism, the development of the ideas related to ‘what works’ and risk in correctional reforms.  This course also discusses the role that punishment regimes play in society, communities and amongst groups and individuals other than prisoners.  To do this, the course will examine the effects of imprisonment for prisoner’s families. The course will examine the development of various contemporary penal policies that introduce greater community involvement, including a mixed economy of criminal justice by contracting prison provision and services for offenders to private and voluntary sector agencies.  There will also be a consideration of the development of community level dispute resolution with the rise of informalism and restorative justice, both in terms of the potential empowerment and the development of social control. 

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