SC205-5-FY-CO:
Policing, Punishment and Society
2017/18
Sociology and Criminology
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 05 October 2017
Friday 29 June 2018
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Requisites for this module
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BA M900 Criminology,
BA M901 Criminology (Including Year Abroad),
BA M903 Criminology (Including Foundation Year),
BA M904 Criminology (Including Placement Year),
BA MT26 Criminology and American Studies (UK Study),
BA MT27 Criminology and American Studies (Including Year Abroad),
BA MT28 Criminology and American Studies (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad),
BA MT2R Criminology and American Studies
Whilst policing and punishment have been features of human societies for millennia, it is only comparatively recently that these functions have been carried out by a formal 'police force' and recognizable (largely) state-operated prison service. This module explores both the activities of policing and punishment in general and the formal agencies on which these tasks are bestowed.
In doing so it situates the problems of policing and punishment in philosophical, social and contemporary contexts. Questions of how societies are policed and offenders are punished lie at the heart of historical inquiry, moral philosophy, social theory and political practice. This course will introduce students to the controversies and dilemmas that surround policing and punishment as criminal justice institutions. It will show how these institutions interact with strategies of power, socio-economic structures and cultural sensibilities as well as examining the problems faced daily in contemporary penal systems. Moreover, it will explore the extension of policing and punishment beyond the formal criminal justice system by examining the operation of extra-judicial control in society.
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10 one-hour lectures and 10 one-hour classes in the autumn term.
Nine one-hour lectures and nine one-hour classes in the spring term.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Essay 1 |
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50% |
| Coursework |
Essay 2 |
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50% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 180 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Peter Fussey, email: pfussey@essex.ac.uk.
Prof Nigel South, email: n.south@essex.ac.uk.
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Jane Harper, Student Administrator, Telephone: 01206 873052
E-mail: socugrad@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Carrie Anne Myers
The City University
Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 148 hours, 147 (99.3%) hours available to students:
1 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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