What techniques are used when responding to a disturbance or riot?

• A. Patience and waiting for orders from outside agencies
• B. Use of improvised weapons as needed
• C. Include increasing communications among staff, or freeing up additional personnel and resources to respond simultaneously to the threat with appropriate use of force
• D. Disengage and retreat without communicating

Answer: (C)

When responding to a disturbance, the priority is a rapid, coordinated action that brings multiple resources to bear under clear command. Increasing communications among staff and freeing up additional personnel and resources lets you address the threat simultaneously, while applying force only as needed and within policy. This approach creates a unified plan, faster containment, and safer outcomes for staff and inmates alike, because everyone knows who’s doing what and when. Waiting for outside agencies, using improvised weapons, or disengaging without informing anyone all undermine control, safety, and legitimacy of the response.