COMMENTS ON HERMAN FRANKE'S ARTICLE -- THE RISE AND DECLINE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT: SOCIO-HISTORICAL EXPLANATIONS OF LONG-TERM PENAL CHANGES

• NCJ Number: 145933
• Journal: British Journal of Criminology Volume: 33 Issue: 4 Dated: (Autumn 1993) Pages: 562-564
• Author(s): P Spierenburg
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 3 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

A critique of Franke's 1992 article on solitary confinement and historical aspects of long-term penal changes is presented.

Abstract

According to the critique, Franke makes unfounded assumptions with respect to imprisonment and presents a stereotypical picture of early modern punishment and discipline. In addition, the critique indicates that Franke's discussion of the "internal dynamic of the civilizing process" is unclear, particularly in the context of the apparent interdependence of cultural and social developments. The critique identifies specific disagreements with Franke's article that focus on the long-term character of penal changes, the use of imprisonment, penal developments in Europe and the United States, and what constitutes solitary confinement. 6 references