The Social Order of the Underworld: How Prison Gangs Govern the American Penal System by David Skarbek

The Social Order of the Underworld: How Prison Gangs Govern the American Penal System

David Skarbek

224 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction crime economics psychology challenging informative slow-paced
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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 c...

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