The society of captives
About this book
"The Society of Captives, first published in 1958, is a classic of modern criminology and . . . [an] important book . . . about prison. Gresham Sykes wrote the book at the height of the Cold War, motivated by the world's experience of fascism and communism to study the closest thing to a totalitarian system in American life: a maximum security prison. His analysis calls into question the extent to which prisons can succeed in their attempts to control every facet of life--or whether the strong bonds between prisoners make it impossible to run a prison without finding ways of "accommodating" the prisoners. Re-released now with a new introduction by Bruce Western and a new epilogue by the author, The Society of Captives will continue to serve as an indispensable text for coming to terms with the nature of modern power." -- Publisher's description
Subjects
- 365/.33
- 65/.33
- beveiliging
- case studies
- etats-unis
- etudes de cas
- gevangenissen
- history
- hv9475.n52 t77 2007
- new jersey
- new jersey state prison (trenton)
- new jersey. state prison, trenton
- prison administration
- prison administration--history
- prison administration--new jersey--history
- prisoners
- prisoners--new jersey--case studies
- prisoners, united states
- prisonniers
- prisons
- prisons--new jersey--case studies
- prisons, united states
- reform
- sociale aspecten
- state prison, trenton (n.j.)
- state prison, trenton (n.j.).
- strafvollzug
- trenton new jersey state maximum security prison