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Incarceration: Are Prisons a Suitable Punishment?By University of Leeds

In a Nutshell

This course examines the benefits, faults, and ethics of the prison system within the UK and investigates ideas for improvement.

Favorite Quote

Prison is an expensive way of making bad people worse.

Douglas Hurd, former Conservative Home Secretary

Introduction

The imprisonment of criminals has existed for nearly as long as civilization.

But is prison actually the most ethical or even practical solution to the problem of crime?

Richard Peake is a lecturer in Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Leeds.

In this course, Peake presents an overview of the UK criminal justice system, examining the ethics of incarceration, the prison facilities themselves, and alternative approaches to criminal punishment.

While the course focuses primarily on the criminal justice system in England and Wales, many of the issues raised apply to conversations taking place across the globe.

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