Comparative approaches to the study of prison gangs and prison order

This chapter surveys the literature on prison gangs, with a focus on the governance theory of prison gangs. Prison gangs are corporate entities that exist in perpetuity and whose membership is restrictive, mutually exclusive, and permanent. Gangs perform several functions, including participating in...

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VerfasserInnen: Skarbek, David (VerfasserIn) ; Woltz, Kaitlyn (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2024
In: The Oxford handbook of gangs and society
Jahr: 2024, Seiten: 638-658
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
Schlagwörter:
prison gangs
convict code
Incarceration
comparative institutional analysis
Governance