Problem
Prison riots
Other Names:
Disturbances in correctional institutions Nature:
A prison riot is an act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners against the prison administrators, prison officers, or other groups of prisoners.
Academic studies of prison riots emphasize a connection between prison conditions (such as prison overcrowding) and riots, or discuss the dynamics of the modern prison riot. In addition, a large proportion of academic studies concentrate on specific cases of prison riots. Other recent research analyzes and examines prison strikes and reports of contention with inmate workers.
Broader Problems:
Engaging in riot Related Problems:
Religious riots Values:
DisturbanceRiot Subject(s):
Government → RevolutionSocietal Problems → Detention
Societal Problems → Punishment
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
18.09.2019 – 16:29 CEST