Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN 13 | 9780190672508 |
ISBN 10 | 0190672501 |
Author | Associate Professor of Political Science David Skarbek |
Book Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
Book Description | Many people believe that when you go to prison, prison staff will keep you safe and that if others prisoners have power, they'll use it against you. It turns out that neither assumption is true. In many prisons, staff have little control over how saf |
About the Author | David Skarbek is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Political Theory Project at Brown University. He is the author of The Social Order of the Underworld (Oxford, 2014), which won the APSA's William Riker Award for best book in political economy and the Outstanding Book Award from International Association for the Study of Organized Crime. |
Publication Date | 2020-08-03 |
Number of Pages | 240 pages |
The Puzzle of Prison Order: Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World