Power on the Inside
A Global History of Prison Gangs
Published on 12. October 2020
1 pages
978-1-78914-324-9 (ISBN)
Description
Power on the Inside is the first book to examine the historical development of prison gangs worldwide, from those that emerged inside the mid-nineteenth-century Neapolitan prisons to the new generation of younger inmates challenging the status quo within gang subcultures today. Historian-criminologist Mitchel P. Roth examines prison gangs throughout the world, from the Americas, Oceania and South Africa to Southeast Asia, Europe and beyond. The book examines the many variables that influence the evolution of prison subcultures, from colonialism and population demographics to prison architecture and staff-prisoner relations. Power on the Inside features eighty historical and contemporary images, and will inform professionals in the field as well as general readers who want to know more about the realities of prison gangs today.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
16,14 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78914-324-9 (9781789143249)
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Book
10/2020
Reaktion Books
€33.00
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Person
Mitchel P. Roth is Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University, Texas. His many books include An Eye for an Eye: A Global History of Crime and Punishment (Reaktion, 2014).
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Prologue
- 1. Prison-Gang Subcultures
- 2. The Camorra
- 3. 'Thieves with A Code of Honour': Lords of The Russian Gulag System
- 4. South Africa'S Number Gangs
- 5. Oceania'S Prison Gangs: Australia and New Zealand
- 6. Asian Prison Gangs
- 7. Prison Gangs of Europe
- 8. Prison Gangs of North America
- 9. Prison Gangs of Latin America
- Epilogue
- References
- Select Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index
