Rebecca Trammell
Biographic Data
| ID | 178442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Trammell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca |
| FAMILY NAME | Trammell |
| SIGNATURE | TRAMMELL R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4856-904X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 74 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
When prison gangs become organized crime: Studying protection arrangements and their consequences
Anger, Frustration, and Snitching: Inmates Describe Structured Isolation in a High-Tech Prison
In this paper, we use qualitative interviews with inmates in four prisons to focus on how they describe inmate violence as it is connected to respect. We find that inmates in the one high-security and high-tech prison describe being socially isolated, frustrated, and angry. They live in fear that others will snitch on them, which leads to the punishment of solitary confinement. We argue that, in a high-tech prison, social isolation increases tens…
Doing Gender as Self-Improvement: An Exploration of How Incarcerated Men and Women Interpret the Advice From Prison Employees
In this article, we use interview data ( n = 383) to evaluate how male and female inmates perceive the help they receive from prison staff members. Men were more likely to claim that staff members help them gain real-world job and educational skills while women claim that staff members made them see the error of their ways and push them to self-improve while in prison. We find that inmates are aligning their personal transformations in prison alo…
Partner Violence in Women's Prison: The Social Consequences of Girlfriend Fights
In this article, we use qualitative interviews with female inmates to examine how these women describe the consequences of girlfriend fights in prison. We find that they describe these fights as both social and pervasive. We also find that those who were counseled by staff members describe being empowered by the event. We argue that prison officials must use better methods of identifying and addressing partner violence in prison. We also recommen…
Maintaining Order and Following the Rules: Gender Differences in Punishing Inmate Misconduct
For this article, we examine gender differences in how staff members address inmate misconduct. Using in-depth interviews with forty-three correctional employees, we focus on how their various disciplinary styles create interpersonal conflict between staff members. We find that over half of interviewees are identified as “formal responders” who consistently punish inmate misconduct with formal sanctions, even if doing so creates conflict within t…
The Connection between Stigma, Power, and Life Chances: A Qualitative Examination of Gender and Sex Crime in Yemen
Using interview and observational data collected in 2008, we examine how community leaders discuss gender norms and social stigma in Yemen. We focus on how interviewees describe how and why they stigmatize and discriminate against women. We pay particular attention to the connection between stigma and life chances (Link and Phelan 2001 Link, Bruce and Jo, Phelan. 2001. Conceptualizing Stigma. Annual Review of Sociology, 27: 363–385. [Crossref], […
Enforcing the Convict Code: Violence and Prison Culture
Is it possible that a prison's gangs, racial tensions, and underground economy may actually serve to make it a less dangerous place? In this examination of violence behind bars, Rebecca Trammell illuminates the social code that prisoners enforce-in defiance of official rules and regulations-to maintain a predictable order. Trammell also compares the experiences of male and female prisoners, underscoring the role of gender and sexual assault in sh…
Formal and Informal Justice and Punishment: Urban Law and Rural Mediation Rituals in Yemen
For this article, the authors used ethnographic and interview data collected in 2008 to examine restorative justice rituals performed in Yemen. Interviewees explain that, in rural Yemen, police officers defer to local sheikhs to maintain peace in this region. At the same time, these sheikhs sometimes work with government officials to ensure the early release of prisoners who undergo restorative justice mediation rituals. The authors argue that th…
Relational Violence in Women's Prison: How Women Describe Interpersonal Violence and Gender
Using data from interviews with former female inmates, I focus on how women describe aggression and violence in prison. Interviewees outline the connection between prison violence, gender, and interpersonal relationships. Similar to in previous studies on adolescent girls, women describe ostracism and rumors as a form of aggression. Furthermore, they detail how some inmates fight over correctional officers as the only men in their lives. I define…
We have to take these guys out: Motivations for Assaulting Incarcerated Child Molesters
We know very little about how incarcerated men justify assaults against at-risk inmates such as child molesters. For this article, we fill this gap in the literature by examining how men describe these assaults as a way to align their own violent behavior with more conventional mores. We find that formerly incarcerated men justify violence as a way to raise their own social status and promote cultural norms against child abuse. When inmates attac…
Values, Rules, and Keeping the Peace: How Men Describe Order and the Inmate Code in California Prisons
For this article, I use interview data to examine how former male inmates describe how and why they follow the inmate code. Previous work shows that convicts use the code to structure and define informal rules (Bronson 2006 Bronson , Eric. 2006 . "Medium Security Prisons and Inmate Subcultures: The 'Normal Prison'." The Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice 3 ( 2 ): 61 - 86 . [Google Scholar]). I attempt to explore this issue from the other direc…
Values, Rules, and Keeping the Peace: How Men Describe Order and the Inmate Code in California Prisons
For this article, I use interview data to examine how former male inmates describe how and why they follow the inmate code. Previous work shows that convicts use the code to structure and define informal rules (Bronson 2006 Bronson , Eric. 2006 . "Medium Security Prisons and Inmate Subcultures: The 'Normal Prison'." The Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice 3 ( 2 ): 61 - 86 . [Google Scholar]). I attempt to explore this issue from the other direc…
Enforcing the Convict Code: Violence and Prison Culture
Is it possible that a prison's gangs, racial tensions, and underground economy may actually serve to make it a less dangerous place? In this examination of violence behind bars, Rebecca Trammell illuminates the social code that prisoners enforce-in defiance of official rules and regulations-to maintain a predictable order. Trammell also compares the experiences of male and female prisoners, underscoring the role of gender and sexual assault in sh…
We have to take these guys out: Motivations for Assaulting Incarcerated Child Molesters
We know very little about how incarcerated men justify assaults against at-risk inmates such as child molesters. For this article, we fill this gap in the literature by examining how men describe these assaults as a way to align their own violent behavior with more conventional mores. We find that formerly incarcerated men justify violence as a way to raise their own social status and promote cultural norms against child abuse. When inmates attac…
Anger, Frustration, and Snitching: Inmates Describe Structured Isolation in a High-Tech Prison
In this paper, we use qualitative interviews with inmates in four prisons to focus on how they describe inmate violence as it is connected to respect. We find that inmates in the one high-security and high-tech prison describe being socially isolated, frustrated, and angry. They live in fear that others will snitch on them, which leads to the punishment of solitary confinement. We argue that, in a high-tech prison, social isolation increases tens…
The Connection between Stigma, Power, and Life Chances: A Qualitative Examination of Gender and Sex Crime in Yemen
Using interview and observational data collected in 2008, we examine how community leaders discuss gender norms and social stigma in Yemen. We focus on how interviewees describe how and why they stigmatize and discriminate against women. We pay particular attention to the connection between stigma and life chances (Link and Phelan 2001 Link, Bruce and Jo, Phelan. 2001. Conceptualizing Stigma. Annual Review of Sociology, 27: 363–385. [Crossref], […
Doing Gender as Self-Improvement: An Exploration of How Incarcerated Men and Women Interpret the Advice From Prison Employees
In this article, we use interview data ( n = 383) to evaluate how male and female inmates perceive the help they receive from prison staff members. Men were more likely to claim that staff members help them gain real-world job and educational skills while women claim that staff members made them see the error of their ways and push them to self-improve while in prison. We find that inmates are aligning their personal transformations in prison alo…
Formal and Informal Justice and Punishment: Urban Law and Rural Mediation Rituals in Yemen
For this article, the authors used ethnographic and interview data collected in 2008 to examine restorative justice rituals performed in Yemen. Interviewees explain that, in rural Yemen, police officers defer to local sheikhs to maintain peace in this region. At the same time, these sheikhs sometimes work with government officials to ensure the early release of prisoners who undergo restorative justice mediation rituals. The authors argue that th…
Relational Violence in Women's Prison: How Women Describe Interpersonal Violence and Gender
Using data from interviews with former female inmates, I focus on how women describe aggression and violence in prison. Interviewees outline the connection between prison violence, gender, and interpersonal relationships. Similar to in previous studies on adolescent girls, women describe ostracism and rumors as a form of aggression. Furthermore, they detail how some inmates fight over correctional officers as the only men in their lives. I define…
We have to take these guys out: Motivations for Assaulting Incarcerated Child Molesters
We know very little about how incarcerated men justify assaults against at-risk inmates such as child molesters. For this article, we fill this gap in the literature by examining how men describe these assaults as a way to align their own violent behavior with more conventional mores. We find that formerly incarcerated men justify violence as a way to raise their own social status and promote cultural norms against child abuse. When inmates attac…
Values, Rules, and Keeping the Peace: How Men Describe Order and the Inmate Code in California Prisons
For this article, I use interview data to examine how former male inmates describe how and why they follow the inmate code. Previous work shows that convicts use the code to structure and define informal rules (Bronson 2006 Bronson , Eric. 2006 . "Medium Security Prisons and Inmate Subcultures: The 'Normal Prison'." The Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice 3 ( 2 ): 61 - 86 . [Google Scholar]). I attempt to explore this issue from the other direc…
Enforcing the Convict Code: Violence and Prison Culture
Is it possible that a prison's gangs, racial tensions, and underground economy may actually serve to make it a less dangerous place? In this examination of violence behind bars, Rebecca Trammell illuminates the social code that prisoners enforce-in defiance of official rules and regulations-to maintain a predictable order. Trammell also compares the experiences of male and female prisoners, underscoring the role of gender and sexual assault in sh…
Formal and Informal Justice and Punishment: Urban Law and Rural Mediation Rituals in Yemen
For this article, the authors used ethnographic and interview data collected in 2008 to examine restorative justice rituals performed in Yemen. Interviewees explain that, in rural Yemen, police officers defer to local sheikhs to maintain peace in this region. At the same time, these sheikhs sometimes work with government officials to ensure the early release of prisoners who undergo restorative justice mediation rituals. The authors argue that th…
The Connection between Stigma, Power, and Life Chances: A Qualitative Examination of Gender and Sex Crime in Yemen
Using interview and observational data collected in 2008, we examine how community leaders discuss gender norms and social stigma in Yemen. We focus on how interviewees describe how and why they stigmatize and discriminate against women. We pay particular attention to the connection between stigma and life chances (Link and Phelan 2001 Link, Bruce and Jo, Phelan. 2001. Conceptualizing Stigma. Annual Review of Sociology, 27: 363–385. [Crossref], […
Maintaining Order and Following the Rules: Gender Differences in Punishing Inmate Misconduct
For this article, we examine gender differences in how staff members address inmate misconduct. Using in-depth interviews with forty-three correctional employees, we focus on how their various disciplinary styles create interpersonal conflict between staff members. We find that over half of interviewees are identified as “formal responders” who consistently punish inmate misconduct with formal sanctions, even if doing so creates conflict within t…
Partner Violence in Women's Prison: The Social Consequences of Girlfriend Fights
In this article, we use qualitative interviews with female inmates to examine how these women describe the consequences of girlfriend fights in prison. We find that they describe these fights as both social and pervasive. We also find that those who were counseled by staff members describe being empowered by the event. We argue that prison officials must use better methods of identifying and addressing partner violence in prison. We also recommen…
Doing Gender as Self-Improvement: An Exploration of How Incarcerated Men and Women Interpret the Advice From Prison Employees
In this article, we use interview data ( n = 383) to evaluate how male and female inmates perceive the help they receive from prison staff members. Men were more likely to claim that staff members help them gain real-world job and educational skills while women claim that staff members made them see the error of their ways and push them to self-improve while in prison. We find that inmates are aligning their personal transformations in prison alo…
Anger, Frustration, and Snitching: Inmates Describe Structured Isolation in a High-Tech Prison
In this paper, we use qualitative interviews with inmates in four prisons to focus on how they describe inmate violence as it is connected to respect. We find that inmates in the one high-security and high-tech prison describe being socially isolated, frustrated, and angry. They live in fear that others will snitch on them, which leads to the punishment of solitary confinement. We argue that, in a high-tech prison, social isolation increases tens…
When prison gangs become organized crime: Studying protection arrangements and their consequences
Criminology (10 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Prison (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Law (4 works)