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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.

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The Penology Course Companion provides:

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

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

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

-nbsp;Help with developing critical thinking

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

-nbsp;Pointers to success in course exams and written assessment exercises