Learning Objectives: 1 Students will know some of the benefits that prisons can offer, as well as some of the concerns people have about prisons. 2 Students should be able to analyse the effectiveness of prisons against other forms of punishments, and make their own conclusions about whether prison works as an effective punishment. 3 To understand the aims of punishment. With the content provided you will be able to develop a lesson suited to your pupil/department's expectations.