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 taken to create training programs and the implementation of those programs. The discussions of prison guard training began to increase in the 1920s in Canada, but it was not until the 1930s that we begin to see efforts to try to gather information to produce training programs. These efforts came at a time when prison conditions were at an all-time low across the country resulting in multiple riots and disturbances. Due to major media coverage and multiple government investigations, over the next few decades, different programs were developed. By the 1950s Canada saw its very first prison guard training school.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Legal Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Hatam, Maryam

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 2018 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/2018-13219

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/38806