Title
Competing for control : gangs and the social order of prisons / David C. Pyrooz, Scott H. Decker.
ISBN
9781108653473 (ebook)
1108653472
9781108498357 (hardback)
9781108735742 (paperback)
1108498353
1108735746
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 297 pages) : PDF file(s).
Call Number
HV6439.U5 P87 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.106/60973
Summary
Pyrooz and Decker pull apart the bars on prison gangs to uncover how they compete for control. While there is much speculation about these gangs, there is little solid research. This book draws on interviews with 802 inmates - half of whom were gang members - in two Texas prisons; one of the largest samples of its kind. Using this data, the authors explore how gangs organize and govern, who joins gangs and how they get out, the dark side of gang activities including misconduct and violence, the ways in which gang membership spills onto the street, and the direct and indirect links between the street and prison gangs. Competing for Control captures the nature of gangs in a time of transition, as prison gangs become more horizontal and their power is diffused across groups. There is no study like this one.
Note
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Aug 2019).
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-292) and index.
Access Note
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Available in Other Form
Print version: 9781108498357
Foundation for the study
Understanding gangs in prison
The LoneStar Project
The characteristics of gang members in prison
The characteristics of gangs in prison
The role of gangs in the social order of prisons
Misconduct and victimization in prison
Joining and avoiding gangs in prison
Continuity and change in prison gang membership
Implications of competing for control
Appendix: Preliminary evaluation of the Gang Renouncement and Disassociation Program.
