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Prison Hierarchies

Prison Hierarchies is a sociological construct that refers to the stratified systems of power, authority, and social ranking that emerge within correctional institutions, distinguishing itself through the formal and informal organization of inmates and prison staff into structured layers of dominance, influence, and resource control.

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Authors

64

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2017–2026

16

Variants

Prison Social Hierarchies

Parents

Publications

98

Soft power in prison: Implications for staff–prisoner relationships, liberty and legitimacy

Ben Crewe · European Journal of Criminology · 2011 · 380 citations

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Prison Officers, Policing and the Use of Discretion

Alison Liebling · Theoretical Criminology · 2000 · 256 citations

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The `Society of Captives' in the Era of Hyper-Incarceration

Jonathan Simon · Theoretical Criminology · 2000 · 228 citations

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Women's Prison: Sex and Social Structure.

Clyde B. Vedder, David A. Ward, Gene Kassebaum · Social Forces · 1967 · 196 citations

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The Ethnography of Prisons and Penal Confinement

Manuela Ivone P. da Cunha · Annual Review of Anthropology · 2014 · 184 citations · Full text

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Authors

134

  1. GM
    Gresham M. Sykes

    Princeton University, United States

    4 publications · 295 citations

    4

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  2. RA
    Richard A. Cloward

    Columbia University, United States

    4 publications · 295 citations

    4

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  3. RM
    Richard McCleery

    4 publications · 295 citations

    4

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  4. JB
    James B. Jacobs

    New York University, United States

    4 publications · 270 citations

    4

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  5. DR
    Donald R. Cressey

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    4 publications · 295 citations

    4

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Institutions

64

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    357 citations

  2. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    268 citations

  3. University of Johannesburg

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    59 citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    418 citations

  5. Mississippi State University

    Starkville, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    79 citations

  6. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    141 citations

  7. University of Minho

    Braga, Portugal

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    256 citations

  8. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    141 citations

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Venues

  1. The Prison Journal

    TPJ · 6 publications · 231 citations

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  2. The British Journal of Criminology

    5 publications · 158 citations

    5

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  3. Men and Masculinities

    JMM · 4 publications · 219 citations

    4

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  5. Social Forces

    SF · 3 publications · 298 citations

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