David C. Pyrooz (University of Colorado Boulder), Scott H. Decker (Arizona State University)

Competing for Control

Gangs and the Social Order of Prisons

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the role of prison gangs and their members in controlling life in prison. Utilizing data from in-person interviews, Pyrooz and Decker provide insights into the views of inmates, rather than correctional officers or administrators, on gangs and how they compete for control in prison.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9781108735742
• ISBN-10: 1108735746
• Artikelnr.: 56395303

Autorenporträt

David C. Pyrooz is Associate Professor of Sociology and Faculty Associate of the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research interests are in the area of gangs and criminal networks, developmental and life-course criminology, and incarceration and re-entry.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Foundation for the study
2. Understanding gangs in prison
3. The LoneStar Project
4. The characteristics of gang members in prison
5. The characteristics of gangs in prison
6. The role of gangs in the social order of prisons
7. Misconduct and victimization in prison
8. Joining and avoiding gangs in prison
9. Continuity and change in prison gang membership
10. Implications of competing for control.