The teaching contributes to the achievement of the educational objectives of the degree course especially with reference to the purpose of acquiring a deep knowledge of sociological culture and of evolution of study of society with particular reference to its interconnections with the phenomenon of law and the implementation of human rights. It also contributes to the achievement of objective of providing knowledge and skills applicable to monitoring of prison institutionsAt the end of the course, students will be able to recognize the specificity of normative messages that today's society produces, legal culture that is their source, social mechanisms of production and implementation of law. They will also be able to sociologically analyze the problems of the prison institution in view of implementation of prison life management policies in the light of legislation on the rights of prisoners.