Competing for Control - Gangs and the Social Order of Prisons

This book examines the role of prison gangs and their members in controlling life in prison. Utilizing data from in-person interviews, Pyrooz and Decker provide insights into the views of inmates, rather than correctional officers or administrators, on gangs and how they compete for control in prison.

List of contents

1. Foundation for the study; 2. Understanding gangs in prison; 3. The LoneStar Project; 4. The characteristics of gang members in prison; 5. The characteristics of gangs in prison; 6. The role of gangs in the social order of prisons; 7. Misconduct and victimization in prison; 8. Joining and avoiding gangs in prison; 9. Continuity and change in prison gang membership; 10. Implications of competing for control.

About the author

David C. Pyrooz is Associate Professor of Sociology and Faculty Associate of the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research interests are in the area of gangs and criminal networks, developmental and life-course criminology, and incarceration and re-entry.Scott H. Decker is Foundation Professor in the School of Criminology at Arizona State University. His main research interests are in gangs, violence, and active offenders. He is the author of Life in the Gang: Family, Friends and Violence (1996) and Policing Immigrants: Local Law Enforcement on the Front Lines (2016).

Product details

• Authors: Scott H. Decker, Scott H. (Arizona State University) Decker, Decker Scott H., David C. Pyrooz, David C. (University of Colorado Boulder) Pyrooz, Pyrooz David C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781108498357
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49835-7
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Research methods: general