Journal of offender counseling, services & rehabilitation 

About: Journal of offender counseling, services & rehabilitation is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Prison & Juvenile delinquency. It has an ISSN identifier of 0195-6116. Over the lifetime, 259 publications have been published receiving 2170 citations.

Burnout, Job Stress and Job Satisfaction Among Southern Correctional Officers: Perceptions and Causal Factors.

Abstract: Perceptions and causes of burnout, job stress and job satisfaction among a representative sample (N = 241) of Alabama correctional officers responding to a survey instrument were subject to analysis. After examining reported levels of burnout, stress and job satisfaction, findings were then compared to those from other studies. Multiple regression procedures were then utilized to identify significant predictors. Results indicated that a number of potentially alterable, organizational factors had a significant impact on officer perceptions; accordingly, several intervention strategies are offered for consideration.

How Satisfying is Prison Work? A Comparative Occupational Approach.

Abstract: Academic and popular literature typically depict employment as a correctional officer as “dirty work” that is brutalizing and dissatisfying. By contrast, available survey data suggest that most officers perceive prison work as satisfying. The present study attempted to assess these competing positions by investigating levels of job satisfaction among a sample of southern guards and by comparing these results with data drawn from a national employment survey. The analysis revealed that, while most guards express satisfaction with their work, the level of officer job satisfaction is lower than that of any other occupational category. This finding, however, is specified by educational status, with college graduates manifesting little satisfaction and those with the least education having satisfaction scores above the national mean. The paper concludes by arguing for the utility of a comparative occupational approach in the study of correctional officers.

Men in Prison: Family Characteristics and Parenting Views.

Abstract: This article reports the findings of a study of the family characteristics and parenting experiences of long-term prisoners. The majority of the 115 respondents, whether single or married, were fathers of minor children and their parenting experiences were largely prison-based. Most did not see their children often but, nevertheless, wanted to improve their parenting skills. The study findings support recent efforts to identify and address the parenting froblems of incarcerated fathers. Like other men, prison inmates ave parenting aspirations, roles, and commitments.

The Impact of Women Corrections Officers on the Functioning of Institutions Housing Male Inmates

Abstract: This is a pilot study that was conducted in 1976and 1977 at the Boulder County Jailin Boulder, Colorado. The study involved survey questionnaires dealing with issues related to the employment of women in corrections lo female staff, male staff. and inmates at the facility. The responses of these three groups indicate that while in certain instances the presence of women on the staff is regarded as a liability due lo their lack of physical strength, in most cases women are an asset to the functioning of correctional institutions. Examples of such contributions include the softening influence women exert on the institutional environment which reduces tension and lessens the likelihood of violent confrontations between inmates and staff. The study concludes [ha/ women can provide a complement to men and work with them as members of corrections staff to contribute to the smooth functioning of the institution.