Stanford prison experiment mastermind whose work explores the psychology of cruelty:

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4. I'm not sure about this

Perhaps the methodology is suspect.

I've spent considerable time working in jails, the more often i went, and the more frequently i saw the same poorly trained and educated guards, the more abusively I was treated. Often, I had to remind them, that I wasn't one of their prisoners, and didn't have to take their abuse.


I've seen similar developments at security checkpoints in courthouses, and at airports by TSA security personnel. The personnel at these facilities also become abusive over time without proper training and supervision.