The Evolving Nature of Prison Argot and Sexual Hierarchies

The Prison Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 289-300

  Hensley, Christopher ^a   Wright, Jeremy ^a   Tewksbury, Richard ^b   Castle, Tammy ^c  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

prison argot; prison sex; prison sexual hierarchies

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844429558     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: 15527522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885503256330     Document Type: Article

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