COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS - A SEARCH FOR CAUSES

• NCJ Number: 14288
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 136 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-71-155; 72-NI-99-0002
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: South Carolina Dept of Corrections
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE FINAL REPORT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE RESEARCH PROJECT.

Abstract

THIS PROJECT, IN COOPERATION WITH CONSULTANTS FROM MANY DISCIPLINES, SURVEYED FEDERAL, STATE, CITY, AND COUNTY PRISON STAFF AND INMATES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SURVEY WAS TO GATHER SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON FACILITIES, STAFF, AMD INMATES. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT COMPARING DATA FROM PRISONS THAT HAD HAD RIOTS IN RECENT YEARS WITH PRISONS THAT HAD NOT WOULD REVEAL SOME OF THE VARIABLES IN THE PRISON ENVIRONMENT THAT INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF RIOTS. FOR THE SURVEY, A RIOT WAS DEFINED AS A DISRUPTION THAT INVOLVES AT LEAST FIFTEEN INMATES AND RESULTS IN SOME PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE DATA GATHERED AND ANALYZED BY THE COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE RESEARCH PROJECT. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE A HISTORY OF PRISON RIOTS FROM 1900-1971 WITH CAPSULE DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH RIOT, THE QUESTIONNAIRES THAT WERE USED IN THE RESEARCH, AND AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY.