Power on the inside : a global history of prison gangs

Power on the inside : a global history of prison gangs / Mitchel P. Roth.

Contents	Prologue -- Prison-gang subcultures -- The Camorra -- "Thieves with a code of honour": Lords of the Russian Gulag system -- South Africa's number gangs -- Oceania's prison gangs: Australia and New Zealand -- Asian prison gangs -- Prison gangs of Europe -- Prison gangs of North America -- Prison gangs of Latin America -- Epilogue.
Abstract	"'Power on the inside' is the first book to examine the historical development of prison gangs worldwide, from those that emerged inside mid-nineteenth-century Neapolitan prisons to the new generation of younger inmates who are challenging the status quo within gang subcultures. 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. It will inform professionals in the field as well as general readers who want to know more about the realities of prison gangs today." -- From inside dust jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-399) and index.
Issued in other form	ebook version : 9781789143249
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	1789143233
ISBN	9781789143232

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Joyner	General Stacks	HV6453 .R68 2020	✔ Available	Place Hold