Book contents
- Competing for Control
- Competing for Control
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Foundation for the Study
- 2 Understanding Gangs in Prison
- 3 The LoneStar Project
- 4 The Characteristics of Gang Members in Prison
- 5 The Characteristics of Gangs in Prison
- 6 The Role of Gangs in the Social Order of Prisons
- 7 Misconduct and Victimization in Prison
- 8 Joining and Avoiding Gangs in Prison
- 9 Continuity and Change in Prison Gang Membership
- 10 Implications of Competing for Control
- Appendix Preliminary Evaluation of the Gang Renouncement and Disassociation Program
- References
- Index
7 - Misconduct and Victimization in Prison
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 August 2019
- Competing for Control
- Competing for Control
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Foundation for the Study
- 2 Understanding Gangs in Prison
- 3 The LoneStar Project
- 4 The Characteristics of Gang Members in Prison
- 5 The Characteristics of Gangs in Prison
- 6 The Role of Gangs in the Social Order of Prisons
- 7 Misconduct and Victimization in Prison
- 8 Joining and Avoiding Gangs in Prison
- 9 Continuity and Change in Prison Gang Membership
- 10 Implications of Competing for Control
- Appendix Preliminary Evaluation of the Gang Renouncement and Disassociation Program
- References
- Index
Summary
Despite being highly controlled environments, crime and victimization occur in prisons. According to a report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, eighty-three inmates were the victims of homicide in federal and state prisons in 2014 (Noonan, Rohloff, and Ginder 2016). The homicide rate among inmates reached historic lows in the first decade of the twenty-first century (Mumola 2005), but has crept up in recent years and now exceeds the homicide risk in the general population. Just like on the streets, homicide remains a rare event in prison – for example, the Texas prison system averaged four homicides per year between 2001 and 2014. But this does not mean victimization is rare. Indeed, inmates are subject to a wide variety of types of victimization, including theft, extortion, and robbery.
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- Competing for ControlGangs and the Social Order of Prisons, pp. 154 - 180Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019