Title

Contemporary penal trends - Modern or postmodern?

Authors

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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