SOC229 Study Guide - Final Guide: Anomie, Business Cycle, Moral Turpitude
15 May 2014
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Disturbance cases in which inmates rise up and destroy prison property and carry on but don"t take hostages. Riots get a lot of news coverage. Disturbances in which there is a large section of the prison riot and they take guards hostages. Beginning fairly chaotic, inmates are able to break down certain barriers and release fellow inmates. Move out of cell block into other area and begin spree of destruction. Run, scream, yell, self preservation (weaponry), look for friends to get security in numbers. Small portion take part in destruction of property. Fear violence, don"t want property destroyed, legal trouble. Most riots end without any harm to hostages as long as government does not use force. Give inmate opportunity to escape usually hostages are let free and inmates dip. Don"t use force, b/c can harm inmates (usually guards harm inmates). It is tempting b/c not negotiating can seem assertive. Develop system where inmates can talk to authorities.
