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Gresham Sykes  

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  • Gresham Sykes is remembered largely because of his classic study, The Society of Captives (1958), in which he examined the social system of the prison environment. This book was one of the first comprehensive attempts to study the role of the prison from a sociological perspective. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Sykes, Gresham]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CF6FBSQ7-1

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