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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LAWS1001, LAWS1011; or LAWS1610; Corequisite: LAWS2311 or LAWS1010.
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

A critical interdisciplinary subject involving historical, sociological, political and legal materials. Topics include: prisoners and the prison movement; discipline and punishment; media issues; the legal regulation of the administration of punishment through imprisonment; privatisation of prisons; reform. The emphasis on different topics may vary from year to year according to contemporary developments.

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