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000718138 1001_ $$aSkarbek, David.
000718138 24514 $$aThe social order of the underworld :$$bhow prison gangs govern the American penal system /$$cDavid Skarbek.
000718138 264_1 $$aOxford :$$bOxford University Press,$$c[2014]
000718138 300__ $$axii, 224 pages :$$billustrations ;$$c24 cm
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000718138 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 169-216) and index.
000718138 5050_ $$aGovernance institutions and the prison community : men's central jail -- The convict code : death row -- The rise of prison gangs : my brother's keeper -- Governance in the society of captives : background check -- The internal organization of prison gangs : Macarthur Park -- How prison gangs govern the outside : puppet -- What works?.
000718138 520__ $$a"When most people think of prison gangs, they think of chaotic bands of violent, racist thugs. Few people think of gangs as sophisticated organizations (often with elaborate written constitutions) that regulate the prison black market, adjudicate conflicts, and strategically balance the competing demands of inmates, gang members, and correctional officers. Yet as David Skarbek argues, gangs form to create order among outlaws, producing alternative governance institutions to facilitate illegal activity. He uses economics to explore the secret world of the convict culture, inmate hierarchy, and prison gang politics, and to explain why prison gangs form, how formal institutions affect them, and why they have a powerful influence over crime even beyond prison walls. The ramifications of his findings extend far beyond the seemingly irrational and often tragic society of captives. They also illuminate how social and political order can emerge in conditions where the traditional institutions of governance do not exist."--Publisher description.
000718138 650_0 $$aPrison gangs$$zUnited States.
000718138 650_0 $$aPrison administration$$zUnited States.
000718138 650_0 $$aPrison violence$$zUnited States.
000718138 650_0 $$aPrisoners$$zUnited States.
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