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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Disruptive behaviour in prisons

Disruptive behaviour in prisons

  • Maladjusted prisoners
  • Unruly prisoners
  • Inadequate prison discipline
  • Troublemakers in prison
  • Violent offenders

Incidence

In 1993, the UK imposed stricter disciplinary penalties in its jails for disruptive inmates, prompted in part by extreme overcrowding and volatile conditions in certain prisons. A riot at Reading remand centre had caused more than £11 million worth of damages and injured 12 prison officers.

Broader

Disruptive behaviour in institutions
Unpresentable

Narrower

Assaults on prison staff
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Prison suicides
Presentable

Aggravated by

Inadequate prison conditions and penal systems
Excellent
Mentally ill prisoners
Presentable
Maltreatment of prisoners
Presentable
Infringement of rights of prisoners
Presentable
Irresponsible penal practices
Unpresentable
Inadequate segregation of different categories of offenders
Unpresentable
Boredom of detention
Unpresentable

Reduced by

Beating of prisoners
Presentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Health care » Handicapped
  • Psychology » Behaviour
  • Societal problems » Crime
  • Societal problems » Detention
  • Societal problems » Inadequacy
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J0409
    DOCID
    12004090
    D7NID
    137750
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020