States of Siege - Us Prison Riots, 1971-1986

Zusatztext States of Siege represents a major advance in thinking about prison riots. The penetrating analysis of collective violence behind bars reveals how riots result from a breakdown in administrative controls and operations. Based on a careful comparative study of disturbances in several systems, this book is must reading for prison administrators, criminal justice scholars, and anyone else who desires a fresh, realistic perspective on prison violence and how to prevent it. Informationen zum Autor Kimball is a Ph D. candidate in socioogy, University of Illinois, Chicago Klappentext This book examines case studies of recent prison riots in five states, including the 1971 radical uprising in Attica, New York, and the infamous 1981 bloodbath at the New Mexico Penitentiary. The most extensive and detailed work yet written on US prison riots, the authors explain the occurrence and variations of riots as a reflection of the administrative breakdown of the prison system within a changing ideological context. A theoretical appendix helps make this work an ideal introduction to sociological theories of collective action. Zusammenfassung The authors show how riots have evolved in the past twenty years in relation to America's changing penal system and society. They draw on in depth interviews with rioters, transcripts of post-riot investigations and results of a questionnaire about inmate disturbances in prisons in the USA.

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• Authors: Peter Kimball, Peter (Data Analyst and Statistician Kimball, Kimball Peter, Bert Useem, Bert (Director Useem, Bert Kimball Useem, Useem Bert
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.06.1989
• EAN: 9780195057119
• ISBN: 978-0-19-505711-9
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Social issues & processes, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social and ethical issues, c 1970 to c 1979, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, c 1970 to c 1980, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies