Contemporary penal trends - Modern or postmodern?

    Authors

    K. Lucken

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Br. J. Criminol.

    Keywords

    MANAGEMENT; METAPHORS; PRISON; Criminology & Penology

    Abstract

    The postmodern argument in the punishment literature is in its formative beginnings. The achievements in applying a postmodern framework to the study of punishment, thus far, have been speculative and empirically narrow. Consequently, a question that remains is 'do postmodern or modem conceptions capture the form and function of contemporary penality'? The current study addresses this question by exploring contemporary penality as it exists for those working in the penal system. Three salient trends are identified, penality as a balancing act, corporate penality, and offender subsidization of penality. A modern and postmodern interpretation are considered in the analysis of these trends. It is concluded that contemporary penality is not qualitatively different from past penality, and therefore, is best understood in the context of modernity.

    Journal Title

    British Journal of Criminology

    Volume

    38

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-1998

    Document Type

    Review

    Language

    English

    First Page

    106

    Last Page

    123

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000072468700006

    ISSN

    0007-0955

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