The Social Order of the Underworld: How Prison Gangs Govern the American Penal System
In The Social Order of the Underworld, David Skarbek explores how prison gangs govern aspects of life within the American penal system. The book offers a focused examination of authority, organization, and social order in prisons, making it relevant to readers of criminology, sociology, law, and criminal justice.
About This Book
David Skarbek’s The Social Order of the Underworld examines the role of prison gangs within the American penal system.
The book focuses on how governance operates in prisons and how organized groups contribute to the ordering of institutional life.
Its subject connects criminology, sociology, political organization, and the study of criminal justice.
Designed for readers interested in prisons and systems of authority, the book considers the social structures that shape the underworld.
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