Competing for Control: Gangs and the Social Order of Prisons

Competing for Control: Gangs and the Social Order of Prisons
Scott H Decker, David C Pyrooz
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h228 x 151mm - 310pg
29 Aug 2019 UK
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9781108735742
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Pyrooz and Decker pull apart the bars on prison gangs to uncover how they compete for control. While there is much speculation about these gangs, there is little solid research. This book draws on interviews with 802 inmates - half of whom were gang members - in two Texas prisons; one of the largest samples of its kind. Using this data, the authors explore how gangs organize and govern, who joins gangs and how they get out, the dark side of gang activities including misconduct and violence, the ways in which gang membership spills onto the street, and the direct and indirect links between the street and prison gangs. Competing for Control captures the nature of gangs in a time of transition, as prison gangs become more horizontal and their power is diffused across groups. There is no study like this one.
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ISBN-13: 9781108735742
Published: 29 Aug 2019
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 228mm
Width: 151mm
Pages: 310

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