Prison Gangs In America

"Prison Gangs in America" is the most comprehensive book ever written on major gangs in United States prisons. It includes hundreds of rare photos and descriptions of violent events, many times first hand accounts, by the Author who spent over 30 years working behind the walls and researching the subject.

When most people think of prison gangs, they think of chaotic bands of violent, racist thugs. Few people think of gangs as sophisticated organizations (often with elaborate written constitutions) that regulate the prison black market, adjudicate conflicts, and strategically balance the competing demands of inmates, gang members, and correctional officers. Yet as David Skarbek argues, gangs form to create order among outlaws, producing alternative governance institutions to facilitate illegal activity. He uses economics to explore the secret world of the convict culture, inmate hierarchy, and prison gang politics, and to explain why prison gangs form, how formal institutions affect them, and why they have a powerful influence over crime even beyond prison walls. The ramifications of his findings extend far beyond the seemingly irrational and often tragic society of captives. They also illuminate how social and political order can emerge in conditions where the traditional institutions of governance do not exist.

Prison gangs in America were formed for protection. Their main goal just like other fraternal groups was to be protected and respected inside the prison where most prison gangs originated. These gangs are highly organized. Their powerbase is usually outside the prison where new members are being recruited by their street gang members. Each member's common objective is to reach the status of the prison gang with which they can show their ultimate commitment. There are times when a prison gang outgrows the penitentiary life to take on some unlawful acts outside. There are others which are being transplanted from the street. But one distinct characteristic of a prison gang is they are highly race-oriented. There are at least 3 main racial gangs in continental America namely: Hispanic, Black and White Supremacist... In America, 90 percent of vicious crimes in other jurisdiction and 48 percent in jurisdiction areas account for gang activities.

It has been called the most dangerous gang in American history. In Los Angeles alone it is responsible for over 100 homicides per year. Although it has fewer than 300 members, it controls a 40,000-strong street army that is eager to advance its agenda. It waves the flag of the Black Hand and its business is murder. Although known on the streets for over fifty years, the Mexican Mafia has flown under the radar of public awareness and has flourished beneath a deep cover of secrecy. Members are forbidden even to acknowledge its existence. For the first time in its history, the Mexican Mafia is now getting the attention it has been striving to avoid. In this briskly written and thoroughly researched book, Tony Rafael looks at the birth and the blood-soaked growth of this criminal enterprise through the eyes of the victims, the dropouts, the cops and DAs on the front lines of the war against the Mexican Mafia. The first book ever published on the subject, Southern Soldiers is a pioneering work that unveils the operations of this California prison gang and describes how it grew from a small clique of inmates into a transnational criminal organization. As the first prison gang ever to project its power beyond prison walls, the Mexican Mafia controls virtually every Hispanic neighborhood in Southern California and is rapidly expanding its influence into the entire Southwest, across the East Coast, and even into Canada. Riding a wave of unchecked immigration and seemingly beyond the reach of law enforcement, the Mexican Mafia is poised to become the Cosa Nostra of twenty-first-century America.

Power on the Inside is the first book to examine the historical development of prison gangs worldwide, from those that emerged inside mid-nineteenth-century Neapolitan prisons to the new generation of younger inmates challenging the status quo within gang subcultures today. Historian-criminologist Mitchel P. Roth examines prison gangs throughout the world, from the Americas, Oceania, and South Africa to Southeast Asia, Europe, and beyond. The book examines the many variables that influence the evolution of prison subcultures, from colonialism and population demographics to prison architecture and staff-prisoner relations. Power on the Inside features eighty historical and contemporary images and will inform professionals in the field as well as general readers who want to know more about the realities of prison gangs today.

Locked up for Life: America's Most Powerful Gangs Behind Prison Bars Prison gangs in America were formed for protection. Their main goal just like other fraternal groups was to be protected and respected inside the prison where most prison gangs originated. These gangs are highly organized. Their powerbase is usually outside the prison where new members are being recruited by their street gang members. Each member's common objective is to reach the status of the prison gang with which they can show their ultimate commitment. There are times when a prison gang outgrows the penitentiary life to take on some unlawful acts outside. There are others which are being transplanted from the street. But one distinct characteristic of a prison gang is they are highly race-oriented. There are at least 3 main racial gangs in continental America namely: Hispanic, Black and White Supremacist...In America, 90 percent of vicious crimes in other jurisdiction and 48 percent in jurisdiction areas account for gang activities. Some gang-related incidents include: white collar crimes such as fraud, identity theft and counterfeiting; prostitution, drug trafficking, gambling, human trafficking, and arms trafficking. Although they are known for being notorious criminals, prison gangs pose a latent benefit for the police officers inside the prison. They are responsible for the discipline of their members which helps reduce internal conflicts and violence despite the strong tension. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Hispanic Prison Gangs Black Prison Gangs Caucasian or White Supremacist Much, much more! Purchase your copy today!

Gangs in America's Communities offers a comprehensive, up-to-date, and theoretically grounded approach to gangs and associated youth violence. Authors Dr. James C. Howell and Dr. Elizabeth Griffiths introduce readers to the foundations of gang studies through the origins of gangs, definitions and categories of youth/street gangs, transnational as well as prison gangs (and the distinctions between these arguably different types), national trends in gang presence and gang-related violence across American cities, distinguishing attributes of serious street gangs, and myths and realities. Students and instructors will benefit from the Second Edition’s comprehensive treatment of the state of the literature on individual-level causes and consequences of gang membership. Going beyond the traditional topics covered in most texts in the market, this book uniquely describes specific gang patterns, trends, and cultures within a group-based structure while illuminating the most promising avenues for reducing the presence and seriousness of gangs in American communities.