Personality variables of Blacks participating in a prison riot

A racial riot occurred at a federal correctional institution in which 48 Blacks, or the majority of the participants, were identified. Five categories of data were abstracted from their central jackets. A 2nd group of 50 Blacks who were selected at random from the same institution and who intentionally sought not to become involved served as the controls. The 2 samples differed significantly on a large number of variables (e.g., MMPI scores, education and vocational training completed, degree of job responsibility, drug use) when analyzed by several different statistical techniques. A tentative differential profile of the violent individual is made. (23 ref)