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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skarbek, David, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison gangs--United States.

Prison gangs.

Prison administration--United States.

Prison administration.

Prison violence--United States.

Prison violence.

Prisoners--United States.

Prisoners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Other Title:

social order of the underworld

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2014

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The Social Order of the Underworld: How Prison Gangs Govern the American Penal System 1. Governance Institutions and the Prison Community Men's Central Jail 2. The Convict Code Death Row 3. The Rise of Prison Gangs My Brother's Keeper 4. Governance in the Society of Captives Background Check 5. The Internal Organization of Prison Gangs MacArthur Park 6. How Prison Gangs Govern the Outside Puppet 7. What Works?

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 20, 2014).