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“Criminal subculture” is an antisocial, instigating phenomenon that not only differs from, but also opposes the general culture, the dominant…
The article is focused on the origins of Russian criminal and prison subculture and the current state of this phenomenon,…
By creating a giant colony beyond the Urals, unparalleled in world history, and populating it mainly with criminal elements, the…
Modern prison systems are characterised by the increasing role of violent criminal subcultures in prisons, which is a key challenge…
The modern self-designations of ‘thieves’ such as ‘law-abiding’, ‘lawful thieves’, and ‘thieves-in-law’ also originate from the pre-Revolutionary subculture of the…
In this study, we raise the issues of the origins of Soviet criminal and prison subculture, the corresponding informal prisoner…
