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Incarceration: Are prisons a suitable punishment?

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Incarceration: Are prisons a suitable punishment?
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Incarceration: Are prisons a suitable punishment?
The course Incarceration: Are prisons a suitable punishment? is an online class provided by University of Leeds through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Explore life inside UK prisons. Learn whether this type of punishment reduces crime and if rehabilitation can prevent reoffending.

Course description
  • Explore the ethics of imprisonment and identify prison alternatives
  • 2 weeks
  • England and Wales have the highest incarceration rate in Western Europe. Almost a quarter of these prisoners are held in overcrowded prisons. On this course, you will take a look inside the prisons of England and Wales.
  • You will consider the role of imprisonment as a form of punishment, and hear from ex-prisoners about their experience of being incarcerated. Through case studies, you will explore the challenges faced by the current prison system. You will identify alternative methods of punishment and rehabilitation, and learn about the debates that exist within the criminal justice system.
  • Identify the aims of imprisonment as punishment and recognise the justifications and ethical implications of subjecting individuals to custody.
  • Explore prison conditions and regimes, considered in relation to punishment being solely ‘loss of liberty’.
  • Identify issues facing prisons, including safety and security, overcrowding and drug misuse.
  • Compare jurisdictions with different aims and objectives.
  • Explore the criminal justice system: what sanctions are available and where punish and imprisonment fits.
  • Examine rehabilitation as a key to reducing reconviction rates and crime by changing the individual and/or providing skills ready for release.
  • Explore alternatives to custody for less serious crimes: fines, community orders and suspended sentences.
  • Assess the effectiveness of such sanctions in comparison with custody.
  • Discuss the extent to which rehabilitation and resettlement are key to reducing reoffending.
  • Explore the role of imprisonment as a mechanism of punishment, its legitimacy and ethical standpoint and identify its aims.
  • Discuss how prisoners should be treated and what ethical considerations should be considered in deciding physical conditions of custody.
  • Identify issues within the prison system, including overcrowding, drug misuse and safety.
  • Compare different prison systems and evaluate which might be most effective and the most ethically sound.
  • Explain the concept of rehabilitation in both changing the individual and its wider role of crime reduction.
  • Explore alternative punishments to imprisonment, their effectiveness and discuss if these are ethically more acceptable than custody.
  • Reflect on how custody and alternative forms of punishment are utilised with the overall aim of reducing crime.
  • This course is for anyone looking to investigate whether prisons are a suitable punishment for offenders.
  • The course will be useful for professionals such as social workers, probation officers, and anyone that supports prisoners.
  • This course is also useful for learners interested in studying criminology or related disciplines at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
  • University of Leeds
  • As one of the UK’s largest research-based universities, the University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and a centre of excellence for teaching.
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Prerequisites & Facts

Incarceration: Are prisons a suitable punishment?

Course Topic

Law, Politics & Society, Social Issues

University, College, Institution

University of Leeds

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

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Certificate

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Incarceration: Are prisons a suitable punishment?

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / University of Leeds you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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