Street Gangs behind Bars

Jacobs, James B.

doi:10.1525/sp.1974.21.3.03a00080

Cited by 49 publications

(41 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The findings were consistent with several scholars which indicated strong-ties would benefited the members by effective problem solving and decision making, maintaining objective achievement and ensuring daily work flow [35][36][37] [38].…”

Section: Figure 2 Social Network That Intertwined Between Formal Ansupporting

confidence: 90%

See 1 more Smart Citation

A test on homophily as the basis of classroom's informal networks

Kamarunzaman

Zawawi

2010

2010 International Conference on Science and Social Research (CSSR 2010)

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of this study is twofold. First is to ascertain the friendship networks, focusing on homophily that bind the agents together. The second aim is to systematically map informal networks which exist reciprocate and intertwine with the formal networks within a classroom. Basically, informal networks are materialized based on the behaviors protruded and practiced together within the agents involved. Commensurately, 10 homophilious factors were tested in the study. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, this research had been undertaken on 23 student of Diploma Public Administration, UiTM Kedah. Later, the data were analyzed using the UCINET6 program, a program used to analyze relational data. Cliques' formations have been found to be dominantly developed in most of the tested homophilious factors. Interestingly some networks shown non-reciprocal relations but indicated direct tie. This type of relations are perceived important to the whole networks development as they address the potential of future relations that is amicable, close and could generate meaningful relations among the agents.

show abstract

Section: Figure 2 Social Network That Intertwined Between Formal Ansupporting

confidence: 90%

“…A research in one of the Chicago's prison indicated that the heads of gang/ clique are in power to control each of their members' behavior by creating informal rules [22]. The prison officers consciously regard the gang leader as the key person to negotiate if any problem occurs behind the bars.…”

Section: Informal Network Functionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A test on homophily as the basis of classroom's informal networks

Kamarunzaman

Zawawi

2010

2010 International Conference on Science and Social Research (CSSR 2010)

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…L'observation participante, une stratégie de recherche souvent adoptée lorsqu'il s'agit d'étudier les bandes de délinquants juvéniles, ne convient guère : les observateurs semi-institutionnalisés que sont les travailleurs de rue disparaissent lorsque la délinquance cesse d'être juvénile et territorialisée dans les zones socialement désorganisées ou les ghettos des métropoles. Les rares enquêtes sur le terrain qui se soient intéressées aux groupes relativement stables de délinquants adultes ont changé de perspective, le milieu carcéral prenant le relais des ghettos comme site privilégié d'observation des gangs et des super-gangs (Jacob, 1974 ;1979). Dans cette étude, l'enquête de terrain est délaissée au profit d'une analyse des archives policières.…”

unclassified

Carrières criminelles collectives : évolution d’une population délinquante (groupes de motards)

Tremblay¹,

Laisne²,

Cordeau³

et al. 2005

crimino

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Co-offending has not been a major area of research for students of crime careers. This paper, however, offers a preliminary analysis of an extensive set of intelligence files gathered by law enforcement agencies on biker groups over a 14 year period (1974-1988). Data has been collected on size, location, network status, life span and degree of crime involvement of 62 criminally involved adult biker groups having operated in Eastern Canada (Quebec) during that period. Findings show a substantial drop in participating groups. Further, remaining groups have not become larger as shown by the equally substantial drop in the overall core underworld biker population. Alternative explanatory accounts for this overall drop are considered.

show abstract

“…Moreover, inmate role adaptations (Irwin and Cressey, 1962), specific forms of prison deviance (Thomas and Cage, 1977;cf. Akers, Hayner, and Gruninger, 1974), and even status hierarchies and role relationships within specific gang organizations (Jacobs, 1974) have been shown to depend more on preprison socialization than on prison deprivation.~ If role continuity rather than discontinuity characterizes the transition from community to prison, the transition from prison back to the community may not represent such a drastic break as is commonly supposed.…”

Section: The Theoretical Questionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Postrelease Trauma Thesis

Minor¹

1979

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The postrelease trauma thesis is that during the time immediately following release from prison the offender faces particular stress, which often culminates in renewed criminal activity. Although this thesis enjoys almost universal acceptance by criminologists, it can be questioned on several grounds. First, from an importation perspective, entry into or exit from the prison community may not represent a major break in the felon's life; his role may be seen as remaining continuous before, during, and after imprisonment. Second, the failure to reduce recidivism through programs designed to ease the transition from prison to community suggests that they may, by nature, be superfluous. Third, the most common way of reporting parole violation data overstates the risk during the early parole period relative to later periods. Finally, the social organization of parole work makes apprehension of violators more likely during early months than it is later on, regardless of the parolee's behavior.These issues suggest the need to exercise caution in the interpretation of parole statistics. More generally, they suggest that the postrelease trauma thesis itself should not be accepted without extensive and rigorous empirical examination.Despite the social scientists' claim that all propositions are subjected to strict scrutiny, some assumptions are so intuitively appealing that serious challenge to them is rarely considered. As a consequence, theories and programs are sometimes developed on the basis of plausible folklore rather than carefully tested propositions. We suggest that the postrelease trauma thesis may be one such instance of criminological folklore, and that it is a proposition of sufficient importance to warrant careful review.In brief, the postrelease trauma thesis is that the time immediately after the offender's release from prison is marked by particular stress, which often culminates in renewed criminal activity. This belief is evident in most parole writ-

show abstract

Street Gangs behind Bars

Cited by 49 publications

References 0 publications

A test on homophily as the basis of classroom's informal networks

A test on homophily as the basis of classroom's informal networks

Carrières criminelles collectives : évolution d’une population délinquante (groupes de motards)

The Postrelease Trauma Thesis

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About