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Does prison work and what purpose does it serve? This unit allows you to listen to a discussion surrounding the purpose efficacy and regulation of prisons. Does prison benefit those serving the sentence or simply satisfy a public demand?
On completion of this unit, you should be able to:
The material presented here focuses on a key question for criminologists, criminal justice policy-makers and politicians: ‘Does prison work?’ The material is an audio file, originally 28 minutes in length, and examines the issues around this apparently simple criminological question. It was recorded in 1995.
This material is from our archive and is an adapted extract from Crime, order and social control (D315) which is no longer taught by The Open University. If you want to study formally with us, you may wish to explore other courses we offer in this subject area [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .
This is an extract from an Open University course which is no longer available to new students. If you found this interesting you could explore more free Sociology course units or view the range of currently available OU Sociology courses.
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Hello! I have enrolled for "Does prison work?", however it does not show on my profile. Any suggestions, why is this happening and how can I fix it?
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Hi, it should show as you work through the unit, the updates go through overnight so if you are still not seeing the unit in 'My OpenLearn' please let us know by emailing at openlearn@open.ac.uk.
Many thanks
OpenLearn Moderator
I am also confused how to listen to these files! I have clicked the link but don't see them. Thanks!
Hi Jessie, there is a problem with some of the audio and video at the moment, the technical team have been advised and they are working on the solution. Hopefully it won't be long before they are fixed.
Many thanks and apologies for the problems.
OpenLearn Moderator
I would like to pursue this course, which states that the subject matter is an audio file; I have tried repeatedly to acquire this file to no avail. the link symbol above the course heading does not appear to be working.
Hi Peter,
The link to the page with the audio files on it is here http://www.open.edu/openlearn/society/politics-policy-people/sociology/d...
If you are still having problems with the files please don't hesitate to let us know and I'll ask the technical team to looks at it for you.
Many thanks
OpenLean Moderator
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