riot response plan 14 Flashcards
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Measures to tend to prevent disturbances or riots???
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- Fair and impartial treatment
- Consistent application of policy and procedures
- Good communication between staff and inmates
- Advance notice to inmate population concerning changes
- Activities and recreation
- Reporting inmates unrest to supervisors
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Warning sign of potential riot or disturbance??
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- Unresolved racial problems
- Complaints over food or food prep
- Complaints over medical care
- Sudden increase or decrease in noise level
- Threats or assaults on officers
- Refusal to work by large number of trusties
- Theft
- Increase of fights between inmates
- Gang problems
- Spread of rumors
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In the event of disturbance/riot procedures are ??
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- Protection of community
- Safety of staff
- Safety & welfare of hostages
- Inmate welfare
- Property protection
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Q
Supervisor will do What during a disturbance / riot???
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- Assess the situation
- Notify watch Lt
- Assign correction officer to take notes
- Call for additional officers
- Turn off inmate phones
- Remove and lockdown any uninvolved inmates to secure area
- Contain and secure the area
- Remove all visitors from affected area
- Determine the initial cause of the disturbance or riot and explain potential consequences