Description: Social Order of the Underworld : How Prison Gangs Govern the American Penal System, Paperback by Skarbek, David, ISBN 0199328501, ISBN-13 9780199328505, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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.
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Book Title: Social Order of the Underworld : How Prison Gangs Govern the Amer
Author: Skarbek, David
Language: english
