The Society of Captives
A Study of A Maximum Security Prison
Sykes, Gresham M.
Publisher: Atheneum, New York, USA
Year First Published: 1965
Year Published: 1969
Pages: 144pp Resource Type: Book
Sykes examines the prison as an operating social system.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Prison and Its Setting
2. The Regime of the Custodians
3. The Defects of Total Power
4. The Pains of Imprisonment
5. Argot Roles
6. Crisis and Equilibrium
7. A Postscript for Reformers
Appendix A: A Note on Method
Appendix B: The Routine of Imprisonment
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