PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

• NCJ Number: 9633
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 70 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-021-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of Maryland
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: CRIMINAL JUSTICE MONOGRAPH SERIES - EXTRACTED FROM PROCEEDINGS OF FOURTH NATL SYMPOSIUM ON LAW ENF

Annotation

CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO COLLECTIVE DISORDERS IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND SUGGESTIONS OF POTENTIAL WAYS OF ALLEVIATING THOSE CONDITIONS.

Abstract

PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS IS ONE OF A SERIES OF NINE MONOGRAPHS EXTRACTED FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LAW ENFORCEMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., ON MAY 1-3, 1972. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORIENTATION OF 'TENSION MANAGEMENT' AND 'ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVISM' BY CORRECTIONAL MANAGERS IS SUGGESTED AS 'PREVENTIVE MEDICINE' FOR PRISON DISORDERS. THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ATTICA TRAGEDY ARE ANALYZED AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE OFFERED FOR PREVENTING SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE THEORY AND EMPIRICAL DATA ON PRISON RIOTS ARE USED TO EXAMINE SOURCES OF COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE PROVISION OF LEGAL REMEDIES TO RESOLVE INMATE GRIEVANCES IS DISCUSSED AS A POTENTIAL MEANS OF PRECLUDING VIOLENCE, THIS DISCUSSION SUGGESTS THAT SUCH MEANS MAY ONLY PROVOKE INMATE DISSATISFACTIONS. RESEARCH EFFORTS ON THE PREVENTION AND DETERRENCE OF VIOLENCE IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ARE SUMMARIZED ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE AREAS WHICH SHOULD BE EXPLORED. (SNI ABSTRACT)