Robert's primary deviance was participation in gang-related criminal activity. He was arrested, charged and convicted of aggravated assault at the age of 17. At that time, his community had already given him the status of a “highly successful drug dealer” (Anderson, 1999, p. 290). He had a reputation and he kept it well. Robert was considered a strong and dangerous drug dealer who was not to be trifled with. For this reason many feared him. His status as a master changed in prison, as he suffered much humiliation and constant mistreatment at the hands of white prison guards. Robert began to reconsider his lifestyle and devoted his time to reading the Bible, studying and giving up his old life