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Thy brother's keeper: A review of the literature on correctional officers
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A review of the literature on correctional officers can be found in this article, with a focus on the role of the "thy brother's keeper" as a role model for correctional officers.Abstract:
(1987) Thy brother's keeper: A review of the literature on correctional officers Justice Quarterly: Vol 4, No 1, pp 9-37read more
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Job Stress and Burnout Among Correctional Officers: A Literature Review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of occupational stress and burnout in correctional institutions, based on 43 investigations from 9 countries, and conclude that the most notable stressors for COs are role problems, work overload, demanding social contacts (with prisoners, colleagues, and supervisors), and poor social status.
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Predicting work-related stress in correctional officers: A meta-analysis.
Craig Dowden,Claude Tellier +1 more
TL;DR: This article examined the predictors of job stress in correctional officers and marked the first meta-analysis of this topic area, concluding that work attitudes (i.e., participation in decision-making, job satisfaction, commitment, and turnover intention) and specific correctional officer problems generated the strongest predictive relationships with job stress.
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The Importance of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in Shaping Turnover Intent: A Test of a Causal Model
Eric G. Lambert,Nancy L. Hogan +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors surveyed correctional staff at a maximum security private prison to examine the impact of the work environment, personal characteristics, external employment opportunities, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment on turnover intent.
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Assessing the Effects of Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction on Turnover: An Event History Approach
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of two types of subjective measurement of the work environment, job satisfaction and organizational commitment, which are often thought to be related to turnover, were examined and it was found that commitment to the organization, in this case the Bureau of Prisons, should have a greater impact on turnover than does institutional commitment.
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The Impact of Race and Gender on Correctional Officers' Orientation to the Integrated Environment
TL;DR: The effects of race and gender on the work experiences and professional orientations of correctional officers were tested using data obtained from 155 front-line staff in a southern U.S. correctional system.
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Interpersonal Dynamics in a Simulated Prison
TL;DR: In this article, a functional simulation of a prison environment was used to assess the power of social forces on the emergent behavior in this situation, alternative explanations in terms of pre-existing dispositions were eliminated through subject selection.
Interpersonal dynamics in a simulated prison.
TL;DR: In this paper, a functional simulation of a prison environment was used to assess the power of social forces on the emergent behavior in this situation, alternative explanations in terms of pre-existing dispositions were eliminated through subject selection.
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The social dimensions of correctional officer stress
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed how various stressors, coping factors, and status characteristics influenced three types of stress: work stress, job dissatisfaction, and life stress, based on a survey of line staff in a southern correctional system.
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Stateville: The Penitentiary in Mass Society
TL;DR: Stateville penitentiary in Illinois has been one of the most notorious maximum security prisons in the United States as discussed by the authors, with a reputation of being "the world's toughest prison".