Using concepts of penal abolition and penal reform, analyse the following slogan ‘Jailing is failing’. The pains of imprisonment are often specific to one’s gender and race. Comment using
Assignment Task
Questions
In your essay, you should respond to one of the following prompts:
- Using concepts of penal abolition and penal reform, analyse the following slogan ‘Jailing is failing’.
- The pains of imprisonment are often specific to one’s gender and race. Comment using the framework of ‘pains of imprisonment’ or a ‘human rights framework’.
- Elaborate on the following statement: The toughening of bail and parole laws in Victoria undermines the principle of ‘innocent unless proven guilty’ for socially disadvantaged groups of people.
- Electronic monitoring as an alternative to traditional imprisonment, while often touted as progressive, has its own ethical dilemmas. Discuss.
- Discuss the penal legitimacy and the nature of the prison-industrial complex with a focus on prisoner’s rights.
Reading and Research
You are required to include a minimum of 6 different scholarly sources in your essay. Books, peer-reviewed journal articles and published reports by reputable bodies (such as universities or government agencies) are eligible scholarly sources.
Your minimum of 6 scholarly sources must include at least 3 additional scholarly sources that you have found yourself via La Trobe library website search function or Google Scholar in addition to the readings drawn from the LST2SCR reading list, including required or recommended readings from any week of the subject.
Please note that newspaper reports and other media items can be used but will not be counted towards meeting the above requirements. Where possible and appropriate, Australian sources published within the last 10 years should be prioritised in your research.a