Course: Penitentiary sociology

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Course title Penitentiary sociology
Course code KSS/1PNS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Bárdy Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- key theoretical and methodological approaches in penitentiary sociology - historical development of penitentiary sociology - history and present of the Czech prison system and its professional reflection - Czech penitentiary sociology

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 33 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- to describe and to explain the main sociological theories
- to characterize the basic findings of empirical researches
- to read text in English
Skills
- to form a formally acceptable professional output
- to be active in using foreign databases of sociological journals
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- to interpret theoretical models in penitentiary sociology
- to interpret methodological approaches in penitentiary sociology
- to enumerate and characterize key studies in penitentiary sociology
Skills
- to classify different types of theoretical and methodological approaches in the area of penitentiary sociology
- to critically evaluate the theoretical and methodological approaches in the field of penitentiary sociology
- to select the appropriate theoretical and methodological approach for the analysis of the prison environment and related topics
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
assessment methods
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Drenkhahn, Kirstin; Dudeck, Manuela; Dünkel, Frieder. Long-term imprisonment and human rights. 2014. ISBN 978-0-415-67912-1.
  • Foucault, Michel. Dohlížet a trestat : kniha o zrodu vězení. Praha : Dauphin, 2000. ISBN 80-86019-96-9.
  • Garland, David. Mass imprisonment : social causes and consequences. 1st pub. London : SAGE Publications, 2001. ISBN 0-7619-7324-9.
  • Garland, David. The culture of control : crime and social order in contemporary society. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001. ISBN 0-226-28384-4.
  • Matthews, Roger. Doing time : an introduction to the sociology of imprisonment. 1999. ISBN 0-333-75231-7.
  • Newman, David M.,; O'Brien, Jodi. Sociology : exploring the architecture of everyday life : readings. 5th ed. Thousand Oaks : Pine Forge Press, 2004. ISBN 0-7619-8827-0.
  • Zimbardo, Philip G. The Lucifer effect : understanding how good people turn evil. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8129-7444-7.
  • Zyl Smit, Dirk van; Dünkel, Frieder. Imprisonment today and tomorrow : international perspectives on prisoners´rights and prison conditions. Second edition. The Hague : Kluwer Law International, 2001. ISBN 90-411-1581-1.


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