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

• Autore: Trammell Rebecca
• Pubblicazione: Boulder, Colorado : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2012; ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 365/.60973
• Soggetto topico: Prison violence - United States; Prison administration - United States; Prisoners - United States
• 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 Menâ€?s Prisons""; ""The Socialization Process""; ""Mentoring and Mothering in Womenâ€?s Prisons""; ""Conclusion""; ""3-Race and Gangs""; ""The Norms of Segregation""; ""The Role of the Gang Leader""; ""The Negotiation of Race Relations in Menâ€?s Prisons""; ""Ideas to Promote Desegregation"" ; ""Race and Conflict in Womenâ€?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 Stayâ€? in Womenâ€?s Prison""; ""Sexual Violence in Womenâ€?s Prisons""; ""Gender Roles and Violence""; ""Conclusion""; ""5-Interpersonal Conflict""; ""Conflict and Violence""; ""The Pains of Incarceration""; ""Womenâ€?s Fights in Prison""; ""Nonviolent Solutions""; ""Conclusion""; ""6-Mechanisms of Social Control""; ""Cleaning Up Your Own Backyard""; ""Private Spaces"" ; ""Nonviolent Solutions""""Formal Sanctions in Womenâ€?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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Enforcing the convict code
• ISBN: 1-58826-924-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809279103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II