PLANNING AND SYSTEMATIC CHANGE IN METROPOLITAN SETTING HELPS AVOID CRISIS MANAGEMENT

• NCJ Number: 36241
• Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CORRECTION Volume: 38 Issue: 4 Dated: (JULY-AUGUST 1976) Pages: 14-16 AND 37
• Author(s): H N DUBIN; E H LYONS
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: American Correctional Association
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A ROLE-PLAYING TEAM COMPETITION BETWEEN MIDDLE-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES OF THE PHILADELPHIA PRISON SYSTEM PROVED BENEFICIAL AND LED TO INSIGHTS IN DEVELOPING A CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HOSTAGE-TAKING SITUATIONS.

Abstract

TWO TEAMS OF MIDDLE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WERE ASKED TO DESIGN AND PRESENT A PLAN FOR DEALING WITH HOSTAGE SITUATIONS. THE PLANS WERE PRESENTED AND THE WINNING TEAM WAS SELECTED. THESE TEAMS WERE THAN COMBINED AND ASKED TO PRODUCE A PLAN WITH THE BEST POINTS OF EACH OF THE COMPETITIVE PLANS. PARTICIPANTS IN THIS TRAINING PROGRAM RATED IT AS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.