Politics of Prisons

1. Discuss the history of the prison as an in" rel="nofollow">institution. 2, Discuss and evaluate the role of prisons in" rel="nofollow">in modern society. 3. Examin" rel="nofollow">ine the impact of economic forces, sexism and homophobia on the assignment of punishment and the make-up of prison population. 4. Differentiate between punishment, treatment, rehabilitation and in" rel="nofollow">incarceration as methods of social control. 5. Identify the social and economic cost of prisons (Cost benefit analysis). 6. Describe current prison reform programs. 7. Analyze and demonstrate an understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of the role of half-way houses, pre-release, diversion and other alternatives programs play in" rel="nofollow">in the crimin" rel="nofollow">inal justice system.