Books by David Skarbek
Found 2 books
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Puzzle of Prison Order
*The Puzzle of Prison Order*
(2020-05-28)
That is the title of the new and excellent book by David Skarbek, and the subtitle is Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World . Here is part of the Amazon summary of its contents:
The Social Order Of The Underworld How Prison Gangs Govern The American Penal System
*The Social Order of the Underworld*
(2014-06-30)
The author of this new and excellent book is David Skarbek and the subtitle is How Prison Gangs Govern the American Penal System . It carries rave blurbs from Thomas Schelling and also Philip Keefer. My favorite section was the discussion of how the rate of gang formation in prisons depends on how the prisons are governed (start at p.65). For instance when prison officials cannot reliably protect prison inhabitants, gang membership is especially likely. Gangs rarely operate in UK prisons and...