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Behind the walls : inmates and correctional officers on the state of Canadian prisons
\"Despite falling crime rates, more rights for inmates, and better training for correctional officers, Canada's prisons are overflowing, and outbreaks of violence continue to grab headlines. Applying Goffman's frame theory and drawing on interviews with inmates and correctional officers in provincial and federal prisons, Michael Weinrath offers an unprecedented look at how inmates and officers perceive themselves, their relationships with others, and new developments and ongoing issues in prisons, including behavioural programs, boundary violations by officers, female officers in male prisons, and the rise of prison gangs. Although progress has been made, prisons continue to be plagued by problems that prevent inmates from forging positive relationships among themselves and with correctional officers.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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At Work in the Iron Cage
When most people think of prisons, they imagine chaos, violence, and fundamentally, an atmosphere of overwhelming brute masculinity. But real prisons rarely fit the Big House stereotype of popular film and literature. One fifth of all correctional officers are women, and the rate at which women are imprisoned is growing faster than that of men. Yet, despite increasing numbers of women prisoners and officers, ideas about prison life and prison work are sill dominated by an exaggerated image of men's prisons where inmates supposedly struggle for physical dominance.In a rare comparative analysis of men's and women's prisons, Dana Britton identifies the factors that influence the gendering of the American workplace, a process that often leaves women in lower-paying jobs with less prestige and responsibility.In interviews with dozens of male and female officers in five prisons, Britton explains how gender shapes their day-to-day work experiences. Combining criminology, penology, and feminist theory, she offers a radical new argument for the persistence of gender inequality in prisons and other organizations. At Work in the Iron Cage demonstrates the importance of the prison as a site of gender relations as well as social control.
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The mars room : a novel
\"It's 2003 and Romy Hall is at the start of two consecutive life sentences at Stanville Women's Correctional Facility, deep in California's Central Valley. Outside is the world from which she has been severed: the San Francisco of her youth and her young son, Jackson. Inside is a new reality: thousands of women hustling for the bare essentials needed to survive, the bluffing and pageantry and casual acts of violence by guards and prisoners alike, and the deadpan absurdities of institutional living\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Doing justice, doing gender : women in legal and criminal justice occupations
Doing Justice, Doing Gender: Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations is a highly readable, sociologically grounded analysis of women working in traditionally male dominant justice occupations of law, policing, and corrections. This Second Edition represents not only a thorough update of research on women in these fields, but a careful reconsideration of changes in justice organizations and occupations and their impact on women′s justice work roles over the past 40 years.
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Dilemmas Behind Bars
Prison officers have been described as key determinants of the prison experience for prisoners, yet up until recently this occupational group was largely ignored in academic research.Although society often sees prison officers simply as 'keepers of the keys', the existing research has shown the job to be much more complex.
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The Relationship between Gratitude, Perceived Social Support, and Coping Strategies in Community Correctional Personnel: Evidence from Indirect Effects and Cross-Lagged Analysis
The main purpose of this study is to explore the longitudinal mediating effect of perceived social support in the relationship between gratitude and coping strategies among community correctional personnel. On March 20, 2024, and June 20, 2024, we conducted a longitudinal follow-up survey with 299 community correctional personnel using the Gratitude Scale, the Perceived Social Support Scale, and the Simplified Coping Style Scale. Gratitude directly and significantly predicts coping strategies and also significantly predicts coping strategies through the indirect effect of perceived social support. Cross-lagged analysis results show that perceived social support (LW1) can significantly predict gratitude (G2), and perceived social support (LW1) can significantly predict coping strategies (Y2). The longitudinal mediating effect of perceived social support between gratitude and coping strategies is significant. It is necessary for community and judicial departments to enhance gratitude education among community correctional personnel, fostering a sense of gratitude that helps them better understand and appreciate the support they receive from others, thereby enhancing their social responsibility and psychological well-being.
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Factors influencing the happiness of male correctional officers: A cross-sectional study in South Korea
This study is a descriptive research study using a self-reported survey method to determine the impact of correctional officers' job satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, and family strengths on their happiness.
This study targeted 269 male correctional officers working in correctional facilities established in P and S cities. The tools used in this study were job satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, and family strengths and happiness. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 22.0 program according to the research purpose. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, analysis of differences in happiness according to demographic characteristics, correlations between variables, and finally, analysis of factors affecting happiness through multiple linear regression.
As a result of this study, job satisfaction(β = 0.081, p = 0.036), leisure satisfaction(β = 0.078, p = 0.001), and family strengths(β = 0.081, p = 0.001) were found to be factors affecting the happiness of male correctional officers, and the explanatory power of these variables was found to be 26.0%.
Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to identify factors that affect the happiness of male correctional officers and provide various counseling and program interventions that can contribute to improving happiness.
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Work stress and burnout among active correctional officers in Puerto Rico: A cross-sectional study
Correctional officers (COs) are exposed to emotional and physical harm by the nature of their work. Operational stress can lead to burnout and influence absences and COs work performance.
This study aimed to evaluate the association between work-related stress and burnout adjusted by potential confounding variables (age, sex, correctional facility, type of correctional facility, distance to work, and absenteeism).
The sample of this cross-sectional study was made up of 799 prison officials. The self-administered questionnaire consisted of four instruments: demographic data, Health and Job Performance Questionnaire, Police Operational Stress Questionnaire, and Maslach Burnout Inventory. The questionnaires were completed online and in person.
A high proportion of COs reported high operational stress and burnout levels. Fatigue was the highest mean value from all stressors, with 5.89. COs reported high levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. They also reported low levels of personal accomplishment. Furthermore, COs with high stress levels are approximately eight times more likely to experience burnout.
These findings suggest that COs in Puerto Rico exposed to stress are more vulnerable to present burnout. The findings suggest that evidence-based interventions and programs should be implemented to help prevent and reduce operational stress and burnout among COs.
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Relationship between work-family conflict and anxiety/depression among Chinese correctional officers: a moderated mediation model of burnout and resilience
Background
Correctional officers tend to have high levels of work-family conflict (WFC). WFC has been found associated with various forms of psychological distress and to affect the overall well-being of correctional officers. Burnout and resilience may affect the relationship between WFC and psychological distress, however, this association still remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the mediating effect of burnout on the relationship between WFC and anxiety/depression and the moderating role of resilience, within the context of correctional officers.
Methods
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in China from October 2021 to January 2022. WFC, burnout, resilience, anxiety, and depression were evaluated using the Work-Family Conflict Scale (WFCS), Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS), 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). Mediation and moderation models were then tested using the PROCESS macro in SPSS, with burnout being a mediator and resilience playing a moderating role in the relationship between WFC and anxiety/depression.
Results
A total of 472 correctional officers were included. Burnout was found to mediate the relationship between WFC and anxiety (
b
= 0.14, 95%CI [0.10, 0.19]) and the relationship between WFC and depression (
b
= 0.23, 95%CI [0.18, 0.28]). Additionally, resilience played a moderating role in the direct effect of WFC on anxiety (
b
= − 0.02,
p
< 0.01) and the first half of the indirect effect of WFC on anxiety (
b
= − 0.007,
p
< 0.05). Furthermore, resilience was also found to moderate the first half of the indirect effect of WFC on depression (
b
= − 0.02, p < 0.01), but not the direct effect of WFC on depression (
b
= − 0.005,
p
> 0.05).
Conclusion
The findings of the present study may improve our understanding by elucidating the fundamental mechanisms of the connection between WFC and psychological distress among correctional officers. The results have significant implications for policymakers and individuals, as they suggest that diverse interventions may help promote the mental well-being of correctional officers.
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