The social order of the underworld : how prison gangs govern the American penal system

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This volume studies the social order of the prison underworld to understand how extra-legal institutions form, operate, and evolve. It uses economics to explore the secret world of the convict culture, inmate hierarchy, and prison gang politics. It uses economics to explain why prison gangs form, ho...

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Weitere Titel:
social order of the underworld
1. Verfasser:
Skarbek, David
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Zusammenfassung:
This volume studies the social order of the prison underworld to understand how extra-legal institutions form, operate, and evolve. It uses economics to explore the secret world of the convict culture, inmate hierarchy, and prison gang politics. It uses economics to explain why prison gangs form, how they interact with formal institutions, and how they influence crime beyond prison walls. Economics explains the seemingly irrational, truly astonishing, and often tragic world of prison life.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schlagworte:
Prison gangs > United States.
Prison administration > United States.
Prison violence > United States.
Prisoners > United States.
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency
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