Do prisons cause radicalization? Order, leadership, political charge and violence in two maximum security prisons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8400591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan Williams (0000-0001-6924-8432, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Alison Liebling (0000-0001-8857-3695, University of Cambridge) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 97-114 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjc/azab122 |
| OpenAlex | W4206466257 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 33 |
Sociological studies of prisons require expanded methodologies and interdisciplinary concepts to address challenges posed by changing prisoner demographics and transformed geopolitics. We aim to revitalize sociological inquiry on prisons and prisoner leadership by focussing on the question of whether prisons cause radicalization. Our findings support those of the most persuasive original studies: distinct prison climates generate different hierarchies, only some of which are violent. Through extensive fieldwork we explore the differences between a prison with high levels of ‘political charge’, or anger, and another with less, drawing on extremist events that unfolded over time. We contrast the dangerous dynamics of prison 1 with the more fluid, prosocial religious explorations facilitated by prison 2, considering the implications for prison radicalization studies
Criminology · Order (exchange) · Political science · Politics · Prison · Prosocial behavior · Radicalization · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |