The seventeenth century was a decisive moment in the history of social control in Europe, as imprisonment became the main way of dealing with undesirable conduct and the preferred approach to dealing with those individuals who broke the law.

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During the seventeenth century, imprisonment was not yet the main method of dealing with undesirable conduct or lawbreakers in Europe. Instead, corporal punishment, public humiliation, fines, and the death penalty were more commonly used. The widespread use of imprisonment as the primary form of punishment and social control did not become established until the 18th and 19th centuries, following penal reform movements.

The Seventeenth Century Was a Decisive Moment in the History