The role of prisons | What Point Prison? The Debate

The role of prisons | What Point Prison? The Debate

A debate about what the role and point of prisons are in the UK. Is it a punishment or deterrent?

Should prisons be tougher? | What Point Prison? The Debate

A discussion about whether prisons should be tougher for inmates in order to be seen as a real deterrent.

Women in prison | What Point Prison? The Debate

Women in prisons can have different outcomes and effects compared to men in prison.

Restorative justice | What Point Prison? The Debate

An alternative to prison could be restorative justice and we hear a story of when it worked.

Zimbardo explains the experiment | The Stanford Prison Experiment

Zimbardo shows how the Stanford prison experiment was set up and what it aimed to show.

Footage from the Stanford prison experiment | The Stanford Prison Experiment

Real footage and interview with a participant showing what it was like to be in the Stanford pri...

Evil place vs good people | The Stanford Prison Experiment

Zimbardo explains the conclusions that he came to from the Stanford prison experiment about whether it was the sit...

A restorative justice example | Panorama

Watch the process of restorative justice and how it impacts the victim and offender of the burglary.

Restorative justice process | Can Criminals Say Sorry?

Watch a restorative justice conference in action and how a well planned and supported meeting can help the situation t...

Restorative justice as rehabilitation | Can Criminals Say Sorry?

The restorative justice approach can lead to cooperation and reform. A former criminal talks how the process...

Prison rehabilitation scheme | The Prison Restaurant

A unique rehabilitation scheme where prisoners work as chefs and waiters in a real restaurant inside the grounds of the ...

Open prisons and rehabilitation | Would That Work Here?

Focusing on Bastoy, open prisons in Norway follow the principle of normality and preparing for release.

Punishment or rehabilitation? | Would That Work Here?

Discussion about the differences between the prison system in Norway and the UK - are prisons meant for punishment, reh...