The interactional dynamics of violence, Part II: Juvenile detention.

F IGHTS AND violent outbursts (or “going off “) among adolescent residents in a metropolitan area juvenile detention facility (JDF) are the source of much concern and attention in the setting. Probation staff response, motivated by a desire to maintain order and control, may further escalate the violent behavior, leading to the physical restraint or isolated confinement of an individual adolescent (“lock up”), or of an entire living unit (“lock down”). Nursing staff often experience negative fallout from these incidents when providing health care for the adolescents.