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The social order of the underworld : how prison gangs govern the American penal system /
When most people think of prison gangs, they think of chaotic bands of violent, racist thugs. Few people think of gangs as sophisticated organizations (often with elaborate written constitutions) that regulate the prison black market, adjudicate conflicts, and strategically balance the competing dem...
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| Format: | Online Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2014]
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| Access: | Online version |
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| Summary: | When most people think of prison gangs, they think of chaotic bands of violent, racist thugs. Few people think of gangs as sophisticated organizations (often with elaborate written constitutions) that regulate the prison black market, adjudicate conflicts, and strategically balance the competing demands of inmates, gang members, and correctional officers. Yet as David Skarbek argues, gangs form to create order among outlaws, producing alternative governance institutions to facilitate illegal activity. He uses economics to explore the secret world of the convict culture, inmate hierarchy, and prision gangs. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199328512 019932851X 9781306731171 1306731178 9780199378890 0199378894 9780199328499 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to Villanova University patrons. |