The Prison Firm: The ‘transportation’ of organised crime, the evolution of criminal markets and contemporary prisoner society

Despite the burgeoning literature on organised crime within the community, little research has focused on the prison as a ‘space’ for organised crime. Based on ethnographic and qualitative research conducted within male English and Welsh prisons, this article critically examines how organised crime...

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Main Author: Gooch, Kate (Author)
Contributors: Treadwell, James
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2025, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 245-264
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