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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462773003321

Autore

Trammell Rebecca

Titolo

Enforcing the convict code : violence and prison culture / / Rebecca Trammell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colorado : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-58826-924-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Disciplina

365/.60973

Soggetti

Prison violence - United States

Prison administration - United States

Prisoners - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1-Violence Behind Bars""; ""Prison Violence""; ""The Culture of Total Institutions""; ""Gender and Violence""; ""The Inmate Perspective""; ""Methodology""; ""Chapter Overview""; ""2-Prison Culture""; ""Maintaining a Worthy Identity in Men�s Prisons""; ""The Socialization Process""; ""Mentoring and Mothering in Women�s Prisons""; ""Conclusion""; ""3-Race and Gangs""; ""The Norms of Segregation""; ""The Role of the Gang Leader""; ""The Negotiation of Race Relations in Men�s Prisons""; ""Ideas to Promote Desegregation""

""Race and Conflict in Women�s Prisons""""Race and Violence""; ""Conclusion""; ""4-Gender, Sex, and Rape""; ""Prison Culture and Rape""; ""The Rules of Prison Sex""; ""Rape and Protective Pairing""; ""Going “Gay for the Stay� in Women�s Prison""; ""Sexual Violence in Women�s Prisons""; ""Gender Roles and Violence""; ""Conclusion""; ""5-Interpersonal Conflict""; ""Conflict and Violence""; ""The Pains of Incarceration""; ""Women�s Fights in Prison""; ""Nonviolent Solutions""; ""Conclusion""; ""6-Mechanisms of Social Control""; ""Cleaning Up Your Own Backyard""; ""Private Spaces""

""Nonviolent Solutions""""Formal Sanctions in Women�s Prisons"";



""Intimidation and Control""; ""Conclusion""; ""7-Where Do We Go from Here?""; ""Prison Culture""; ""The Issue of Control""; ""Developing a Culture of Mutual Respect""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""About the Book""