Prison violence : the dynamics of conflict, fear and power /
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| Author / Creator: | Edgar, Kimmett. |
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| Imprint: | Cullompton ; Portland, Ore. : Willan Pub., 2003. |
| Description: | x, 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4805961 |
Table of Contents:
- List of figures and tables
- About the authors
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction and overview
- The prison subculture
- Violence and social order
- Focusing on the mundane
- Interpersonal dynamics
- Designing a new analytical framework
- 2. Methods and key concepts
- The victimization study
- The conflicts study
- Direct observation
- Defining terms
- Prison violence viewed as conflict
- 3. The extent and nature of victimization
- Rates of victimization
- Functions and contexts
- Sexual assault
- Trading
- 4. Reciprocal victimization and bullying
- Bullying
- The victim's contribution to assaults in prison
- 'Overlap' and reciprocal victimization
- Victimization as a defining characteristic of the prison setting
- 5. Fear and vulnerability
- Self-reported fear
- The safety paradox
- Relative safety
- Fear and space
- The perception of prison as a high-risk setting
- Vulnerable prisoner units
- 6. Conflicts I: interests, relationships, catalysts
- Interests at stake: what conflicts were about
- Relationships: social distance between prisoners
- Catalysts: behaviours that fuelled conflicts
- 7. Conflicts II - interpretations, purposes, social context
- Interpretations: inferring the other's plan
- Purposes: what injurious force was intended to achieve
- Social context: the setting for conflict
- 8. Power contests
- Power and strength
- Conflict in pairs
- Imbalances of power
- From conflict to contest
- 9. Pathways to safety
- Prisoners resolving conflicts
- Factors impeding prevention
- Creating safer prisons
- Appendix
- References
- Index
