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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786102903321

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

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""

Sommario/riassunto

Is it possible that a prison's gangs, racial tensions, and underground economy may actually serve to make it a less dangerous place? In this examination of violence behind bars, Rebecca Trammell illuminates the social code that prisoners enforce—in defiance of official rules and regulations—to maintain a predictable order. Trammell also compares the experiences of male and female prisoners, underscoring the role of gender and sexual assault in shaping life behind bars. Equally important, she explores the significance of prison culture for the fate of convicts when they leave the prison environment.