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Title: Discuss the causes of prison riots. What steps can corrections take to eliminat Post by: colleen on Jul 31, 2012 Discuss the causes of prison riots. What steps can corrections take to eliminate or minimize riots in the future?
Title: Re: Discuss the causes of prison riots. What steps can corrections take to eliminat Post by: how_mendel on Aug 1, 2012 An insensitive prison administration that neglects inmates’ demands. Calls for “fairness” in disciplinary hearings, better food, more recreational opportunities, and the
like may lead to riots when ignored. The lifestyles most inmates are familiar with on the streets. It should be no surprise that prisoners use organized violence when many of them are violent people. Dehumanizing prison conditions. Overcrowded facilities, the lack of opportunity for individual expression, and other aspects of total institutions culminate in explosive situations, including riots. A desire to regulate inmate society and redistribute power balances among inmate groups. Riots provide the opportunity to “cleanse” the prison population of informers and rats and to resolve struggles among power brokers and ethnic groups within the institution. “Power vacuums” created by changes in prison administration, the transfer of influential inmates, or court ordered injunctions that significantly alter the informal social control mechanisms of the institution. |