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Gang Tattoos

Gang Tattoos is a symbolic visual marker within the broader category of prison subcultural artifacts, distinguished by its function in signifying gang affiliation, rank, loyalty, or criminal history among incarcerated individuals.

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29

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2017–2026

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Publications

15

Prison Gang Members' Tattoos as Identity Work: The Visual Communication of Moral Careers

Michael Phelan, Scott A. Hunt · Symbolic Interaction · 1998 · 78 citations

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Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America

Thomas L. Pearcy · Hispanic American Historical Review · 2013 · 77 citations

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Image Retrieval in Forensics: Tattoo Image Database Application

Jungeun Lee, Rong Jin, Anil Jain et al. · IEEE Multimedia · 2011 · 71 citations

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Gothic Sovereignty: Gangs and Criminal Community in a Honduran Prison

Jon Horne Carter · South Atlantic Quarterly · 2014 · 49 citations

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Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America

Andrea L. Johnson · Sociology of Religion · 2012 · 45 citations

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Authors

29

  1. RJ
    Rong Jin

    Michigan State University, United States

    1 publications · 71 citations

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  2. LH
    Liliana Harris

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  3. SA
    Susan A. Phillips

    Pitzer College, United States

    1 publications · 37 citations

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  4. CK
    Chih‐Hung Ko

    Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

    1 publications · 30 citations

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  5. MP
    Michael Phelan

    Cleveland Clinic, United States

    1 publications · 78 citations

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Institutions

19

  1. Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

    Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    1 h-index

    6 publications

    180 citations

  2. Slippery Rock University

    Slippery Rock, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    77 citations

  3. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  4. Kaohsiung Medical University

    Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    1 h-index

    6 publications

    180 citations

  5. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    71 citations

  6. State University of Papua

    Manokwari, Indonesia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  7. Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

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  2. eYLS (Yale Law School)

    Repository · 1 publications · 28 citations

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  3. IEEE Multimedia

    1 publications · 71 citations

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  4. Symbolic Interaction

    1 publications · 78 citations

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  5. Peace Review

    1 publications · 17 citations

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