SOC229 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mock Trial, Desroches Island
Document Summary
Fragmentary newspaper articles, media coverage of events. Desroches distinguishes riot" from disturbance" disturbance easily ended, one or two individuals, common & unreported, no hostages. Initial stages of prison riots: attica & kingston. No clear leadership or organization self-preservation fires/entrapment (jackson 5 inmates died) Leaderless after first few hours evolves as riot progresses individuals who start riot do not typically lead. Kingston is an anomaly change of leadership multiple times. Attica: had elections and 25 30 representatives. Offence type, personality, official position (trustees), connections to to the outside. Asked to take over rely on force and intimidation uncommon to lose position/power. Use guards as hostages and monopolizing communication between authorities & inmates making list of grievances to justify their leadership. Protect hostages political types have respect of authorities have trust of inmate population will use death as punishment for rule violations during riots. Conservative inmate culture initial stage risk is high. Sexual orgies, gang rape of known homosexuals.
