Behind the Prison Riots
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 293, Heft 1, S. 17-27
ISSN: 1552-3349
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In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 293, Heft 1, S. 17-27
ISSN: 1552-3349
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 293, S. 17-27
ISSN: 0002-7162
From 4/1952-9/1953 more prison riots occurred than during the preceding 25 yrs. The riots had a recurrent form: sudden flare-up of rebellion attended by violence and seizing of hostages. They usually begin with a few leaders plus active followers, often a large majority of prisoners do not participate at all. Among factors leading to riots are: (1) using an institution as a dumping ground for unstable, psychopathic prisoners; (;) overcrowding and enforced idleness accentuate tensions that simulate rioting among more stable prisoners; (3) the presence of a high % of teenagers and young adults provides energies and reckless abandonment which quickly ignites; (4) excessive idleness comes to demand some sort of relief; (5) pent up feelings of bitterness make up the emotional state in which most prisoners turn to rioting; (6) maladministration, political domination and lack of professional programs; and (7) the absence of prison industries organized on the pattern of a manufacturing concern. H. M. Trice,.
In: The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, Band 8, Heft 2, S. 122-127
ISSN: 1468-2311
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 261, Heft 1, S. 150-157
ISSN: 1552-3349
In: The prison journal: the official publication of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 1-6
ISSN: 1552-7522
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 157, Heft 1, S. 72-77
ISSN: 1552-3349
In: The prison journal: the official publication of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 21-24
ISSN: 1552-7522