Beyond Bars: Understanding the Role of Gender, Sexuality, and Gang Affiliation in Female Incarceration

• In Event: Gender and Race in Criminal Justice Policy

Brief Overview

This paper is a theoretical conceptualization of why women join gangs while incarcerated and if/to what extent does gender and sexuality shape gang affiliation within the prison subculture.

Author

• Amber Erin K. Morris, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University