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
9 - Continuity and Change in Prison Gang Membership
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
The phrase attributed to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, “There is nothing permanent except change,” is aptly applied to gangs and gang members. As this book has shown, transitions characterize the lives of prison gang members even in highly structured institutional settings. Gangs exert considerable influence on their members whether on the street or in prison. This influence can be measured in the involvement in crime and misconduct in prison, as well as in the disruption of many positive socializing forces such as employment, marriage, religion, and school. In the previous chapter, we examined the transition into gangs on the street and in prison. This chapter examines instances where gangs’ control over individuals weakens and their members sever their ties to the group and transition out of gangs on the street and in prison.
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- Competing for ControlGangs and the Social Order of Prisons, pp. 217 - 250Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019