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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Correctional officers"”.
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Job Satisfaction among Correctional Officers in Iceland
Job satisfaction among correctional officers can have a great impact on how successful operations in prisons are. Previous studies have shown that some factors have more impact on job satisfaction than others. The aim of present study was to examine job satisfaction among correctional officers in …
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The Professionalization of Canadian Correctional Officers: 1920s – 1960s
Prison guards play a key role in prisons as they are situated directly between prisoners and prison administration. This project examines the early history of the professionalization of Canadian prison guards. It looks at early discussions amongst prison and government officials, efforts that were …
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The Assessment of Burnout and Resilience in Correctional Officers
Correctional Officers are responsible for responding to emergency/crisis situations in correctional settings. Research shows that their work is characterized by numerous psychological stressors that vary by degree and intensity, which can lead to compromised job performance and, ultimately, job …
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Occupational stress: a comparison of male and female correctional officers
For a long time, the occupation of prison correctional officer in all-male prison facilities has been held by males due to the prevailing belief that females cannot handle the stress involved with such a position. It was only recently that females were considered for line positions (direct …
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The Effectiveness of MBSR on the Occupational Stress of Correctional Officers
… work environment and other factors related to correctional officers lived experience. The intervention concentrates on the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on the occupational stress of correctional officers. Correctional officers have always dealt with difficult work conditions, …
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Shift Rotation Among Correctional Officers as a Source of Perceived Job Related Stress
… for this study is that shift rotation among correctional officers has an effect on correctional officer stress. Although there are many definitions of stress, for the purpose of this study stress is defined as conscious nervous tension. Many authors believe that stress develops from a …
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Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick: The Effects of Women Correctional Officers on Prison VIolence
… staff culture might influence inmate behavior. Correctional officers have the most interaction with inmates, and a crucial aspect of achieving staff and institutional legitimacy involves treating inmates in a procedurally just fashion. Literature suggests that procedural justice in prisons …
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People in prison and correctional officers perspectives on their lived experiences engaging with mental health services in selected correctional facilities in Nigeria: a hermeneutic phenomenological analysis.
… influence the help-seeking behaviours of PIP. Correctional officers (COs), play a critical role in supporting PIP with MHIs, functioning as essential gatekeepers in facilitating or hindering MHS engagement. However, in Nigeria, there is a notable gap in research examining the factors that …
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Locked Up: Parallel Correctional Officer, Deputy, and Inmate Decision-Making Experiences in County Jails
… of decision-making processes on inmates and correctional officers and deputies in the California criminal justice system. An exploratory 2014 pilot study at three California county jails found correctional officers and inmates faced similar challenges related to decision-making as a result of …
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Changing the Guards: Expanding Cultural Diversity Training in Correctional Officer Basic Training
… of cultural diversity training in state basic correctional officer training programs. In recent years, the demographics of the U.S. prison population has become much more culturally diverse. This shift is noted by recent academic literature from scholars who have experience working in …
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Examining Correctional Leadership Styles That Encourage Cooperative Compliance From Federal Offenders
… federal prisons walls and within contracted correctional centers. The federal inmate population has also grown in diversity, and training offered by the Bureau of Prisons to its employees has not transformed in a manner that addresses the rise in offender diversity. Officers are left to …
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Youth correctional officer orientation and opinions on relationships with youth
… personal perspectives of current and past youth correctional officers within secure and open custody facilities in Ontario. A multi-methods design was used to examine officers’ orientation to their work, how they view their interactions with youth and their opinions on relationships with youth in …
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Assessing Young Males' Perspectives On The Cultural Competency Of Juvenile Justice Staff And Predicting Psychosocial Functioning
… the cultural competency of law enforcement and correctional officers in New York and New Jersey. Since cultural competency has never been measured in the juvenile justice field, instruments from counseling psychology measuring the cultural competency of therapists were modified to assess the …
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Correctional supervision: a penological inquiry
This study is intended to assess correctional supervision in the KwaZulu- Natal province, since the inception of correctional supervision in the early 1990s and also to investigate the political, economic and societal changes that resulted in the development of diverse perceptions (opinions). …
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Factors contributing to external difficulties in the management of juvenile deliquency : a case study of correctional services in the Polokwane management area in Capricon District of Limpopo Province
… The respondents of this study are at Modemolle Correctional Centre which is under the Limpopo\ Mpumalanga\ North West Region and it falls under the management of Polokwane. For this study, the researcher employed mixed methodology where quantitative and qualitative research approaches were used. …
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A descriptive study of offender on offender assaults in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centre
In recent years, Correctional Centre violence has been much debated. Although the literature on violence is well developed, little is known about the nature and extent of violence in South African Correctional Centres, despite widespread concern and speculation. Furthermore, it is unclear whether …
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An Examination of the Relationships Between Stressors, Correctional Burnout, and Job Outcomes
<p>While most jobs can cause work related stress, correctional workers experience exposure to stressors that often result in a more serious condition known as burnout. The effects of burnout are far more detrimental than average work related stress yet, there is a dearth of knowledge and research …
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Staff Turnover in Juvenile Corrections: Predicting Intentions to Leave
… quality staff members is crucial in juvenile correctional facilities. Unfortunately, staff turnover is much more common in correctional agencies than other areas of government work. Although several studies have looked at rates and predictors of employee turnover in adult correctional …
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A stylistic and thematic analysis of Zambian prison poetry: the case of Mwembeshi maximum security prison.
… and activities for rehabilitation. The Zambia Correctional Service provided arts platform for inmates to write and perform poetry. However, there were neither known studies that took interest to study this poetry nor a deliberate policy by the service to use this poetry to appreciate the lived …
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