As part of the SAGE Course Companion series, this book provides a comprehensive introduction and overview of the discipline of penology. It provides hints and tips on how to apply this information to maximum effect in coursework and examinations.

 

This is a highly accessible text for those new to prison studies, or for anyone looking for a refresher. It provides structure and background for all prison and punishment modules on undergraduate criminology and criminal justice degrees. Written in a straightforward and clear style, the book gives detailed explanations for all academic terms used.

 

The Penology Course Companion provides:

 

- Easy access to the key themes in punishment and prison studies

- Helpful summaries of the approach taken by the main course textbooks

- Guidance on the essential study skills required to pass the course

- Help with developing critical thinking

- Taking it Further sections that suggest how readers can extent their thinking beyond the "received wisdom"

- Pointers to success in course exams and written assessment exercises