Background and methods -- The retaliatory ethic -- A typology of criminal retaliation -- Gender and retaliation (with Christopher Mullins) -- Imperfect retaliation -- Retaliation in perspective
Summary
Street criminals live in a dangerous world, but they cannot rely on the criminal justice system to protect them from predation by fellow lawbreakers; they often use retaliation as a mechanism for deterring and responding to victimization. This explores retaliation from the perspective of those who have experienced it first hand
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-148) and index
