The Society of Captives: A Study of a Maximum Security Prison by Gresham M. Sykes

The Society of Captives: A Study of a Maximum Security Prison

Gresham M. Sykes

161 pages paperback 1958

2 editions

nonfiction sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The Society of Captives, first published in 1958, is a classic of modern criminology and one of the most important books ever written about prison. Gresham Sykes wrote the book at the height of the Cold War, motivated by the world's experience of ...

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