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.
{"title":"How Satisfying is Prison Work","authors":"F. Cullen, Bruce G. Link, J. Cullen, N. T. Wolfe","doi":"10.1300/J264v14n02_07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J264v14n02_07","url":null,"abstract":"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.","PeriodicalId":107632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of offender counseling, services & rehabilitation","volume":"113 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122458906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Life Skills training programs conducted within three Canadian penitentiaries, were evaluated in terms of how effectively they met the goals of changing the personal and social functioning of the inmates. Outcome for the treated inmates was compared with untreated controls and the assessment measures revealed clear benefits for the trained subjects. The results are discussed in terms of the value of training in Life Skills and some suggestions are made concerning the best way to deliver such training.
{"title":"An Evaluation of Life Skills Training for Penitentiary Inmates","authors":"W. L. Marshall, B. A. Turner, H. Barbaree","doi":"10.1300/J264V14N02_04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J264V14N02_04","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Life Skills training programs conducted within three Canadian penitentiaries, were evaluated in terms of how effectively they met the goals of changing the personal and social functioning of the inmates. Outcome for the treated inmates was compared with untreated controls and the assessment measures revealed clear benefits for the trained subjects. The results are discussed in terms of the value of training in Life Skills and some suggestions are made concerning the best way to deliver such training.","PeriodicalId":107632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of offender counseling, services & rehabilitation","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126484338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Mackenzie, Larry A. Gould, Lisa M. Riechers, J. W. Shaw
The development and implementation of a shock incarceration program in the Louisiana is described. This is a new type of alternative to incarceration involving a short period of imprisonment in a “...
介绍了路易斯安那州休克监禁项目的发展和实施情况。这是一种替代监禁的新方式，涉及在“……
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Abstract College programs have been increasingly offered in American prisons since the 1950s. Although these programs appear to be an effective rehabilitative alternative, evaluations of prison college programs have been limited. An important methodological concern in studies of correctional programs is selective participation, and this suggests that effectiveness is not the only issue. This study addresses two questions: “what is the relationship between college programs in prisons and societal adjustment?” and “which offenders participate in college programs?” The post-release success of 526 offenders enrolled in college, vocational, secondary, and elementary programs while incarcerated in three Wisconsin prisons between 1980 and 1985 was examined. A composite index of parole adjustment, providing a comprehensive indicator of societal adjustment, was used rather than relying on recidivism as the sole dependent measure. While the results were mixed, college program participants were found to have better ...
{"title":"Selective Participation, Effectiveness, and Prison College Programs","authors":"P. Knepper","doi":"10.1300/J264V14N02_08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J264V14N02_08","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract College programs have been increasingly offered in American prisons since the 1950s. Although these programs appear to be an effective rehabilitative alternative, evaluations of prison college programs have been limited. An important methodological concern in studies of correctional programs is selective participation, and this suggests that effectiveness is not the only issue. This study addresses two questions: “what is the relationship between college programs in prisons and societal adjustment?” and “which offenders participate in college programs?” The post-release success of 526 offenders enrolled in college, vocational, secondary, and elementary programs while incarcerated in three Wisconsin prisons between 1980 and 1985 was examined. A composite index of parole adjustment, providing a comprehensive indicator of societal adjustment, was used rather than relying on recidivism as the sole dependent measure. While the results were mixed, college program participants were found to have better ...","PeriodicalId":107632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of offender counseling, services & rehabilitation","volume":"242 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133523220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Aside from restrictions on freedom, confinement in jail carries with it a variety of collateral consequences which may include the loss of employment and the disruption of family life. This study examines the collateral costs of incarceration for jail inmates and focuses on variables that increase or decrease those costs. The relationship between the costs of confinement and the affective responses of inmates to incarceration is also examined. The data indicate that collateral costs can be extensive and are unrelated to legal status, prior criminal history, time in jail, or the resources available to the inmate at the time of his arrest. However, collateral costs are exacerbated by preexisting problems. In addition, collateral costs have a significant influence on adjustment to the jail environment.
{"title":"The Impact of Jail: Collateral Costs and Affective Response.","authors":"R. Weisheit, J. Klofas","doi":"10.1300/J264V14N01_06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J264V14N01_06","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Aside from restrictions on freedom, confinement in jail carries with it a variety of collateral consequences which may include the loss of employment and the disruption of family life. This study examines the collateral costs of incarceration for jail inmates and focuses on variables that increase or decrease those costs. The relationship between the costs of confinement and the affective responses of inmates to incarceration is also examined. The data indicate that collateral costs can be extensive and are unrelated to legal status, prior criminal history, time in jail, or the resources available to the inmate at the time of his arrest. However, collateral costs are exacerbated by preexisting problems. In addition, collateral costs have a significant influence on adjustment to the jail environment.","PeriodicalId":107632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of offender counseling, services & rehabilitation","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121177092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract If rehabilitation is the goal of the criminal justice system, where in that process is a group therapy intervention most appropriate? Group therapy is described as an appropriate and effective vehicle for learning and maintaining prosocial behavior. Inmate characteristics, group approaches in prison, and member templates are some of the significant variables studied, Outcome measures and studies indicate that: participation in group therapy in prison may result in inmate adaptation to prison conditions which negatively impacts upon subsequent adaptation to free society. It is proposed that structured, intensive group therapy be initiated as the inmate prepares to leave the prison system.
{"title":"Optimal Timing for Group Therapy in the Criminal Justice System","authors":"Joan V. Martin","doi":"10.1300/J264V14N01_12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J264V14N01_12","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract If rehabilitation is the goal of the criminal justice system, where in that process is a group therapy intervention most appropriate? Group therapy is described as an appropriate and effective vehicle for learning and maintaining prosocial behavior. Inmate characteristics, group approaches in prison, and member templates are some of the significant variables studied, Outcome measures and studies indicate that: participation in group therapy in prison may result in inmate adaptation to prison conditions which negatively impacts upon subsequent adaptation to free society. It is proposed that structured, intensive group therapy be initiated as the inmate prepares to leave the prison system.","PeriodicalId":107632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of offender counseling, services & rehabilitation","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129297331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Based on fieldwork and an employee survey conducted in three California prisons, this paper discusses the work responsibilities of correctional counselors and compares their work adjustment to other prison personnel. Counselors were described as primarily casework services providers and similar to the other uniformed staff included in the study in their reactions to prison work. The divergent group was found to be other mental health providers, psychologists and psychiatrists, who reported lower stress levels, but also Tower work satisfaction and were less positive about co-workers.
{"title":"Counselor Reactions to Work in Prison Settings.","authors":"L. Fry","doi":"10.1300/J264V14N01_10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J264V14N01_10","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Based on fieldwork and an employee survey conducted in three California prisons, this paper discusses the work responsibilities of correctional counselors and compares their work adjustment to other prison personnel. Counselors were described as primarily casework services providers and similar to the other uniformed staff included in the study in their reactions to prison work. The divergent group was found to be other mental health providers, psychologists and psychiatrists, who reported lower stress levels, but also Tower work satisfaction and were less positive about co-workers.","PeriodicalId":107632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of offender counseling, services & rehabilitation","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127306450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract This study was conducted to explore recreation participation patterns in an institution providing a primarily diversional correctional recreation program. A secondary purpose was to explore changes in recreation participation before and during incarceration, and anticipated change following incarceration. Subjects included 165 males in a maximum/medium custody facility. Data were collected through a questionnaire on participation in the institution's recreation opportunities. Passive activities were most common, and younger inmates were most active in all aspects of the total program. Support for the need to implement leisure education and/or leisure counseling in correctional settings was provided. Additionally, areas of needed research in correctional recreation were identified.
{"title":"An Exploration of Recreational Participation Patterns in a Correctional Facility: A Case Study.","authors":"Teresita A. Aguilar, K. Asmussen","doi":"10.1300/J264V14N01_07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J264V14N01_07","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study was conducted to explore recreation participation patterns in an institution providing a primarily diversional correctional recreation program. A secondary purpose was to explore changes in recreation participation before and during incarceration, and anticipated change following incarceration. Subjects included 165 males in a maximum/medium custody facility. Data were collected through a questionnaire on participation in the institution's recreation opportunities. Passive activities were most common, and younger inmates were most active in all aspects of the total program. Support for the need to implement leisure education and/or leisure counseling in correctional settings was provided. Additionally, areas of needed research in correctional recreation were identified.","PeriodicalId":107632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of offender counseling, services & rehabilitation","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114234549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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.
{"title":"Men in Prison: Family Characteristics and Parenting Views.","authors":"C. F. Hairston","doi":"10.1300/J264V14N01_03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J264V14N01_03","url":null,"abstract":"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.","PeriodicalId":107632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of offender counseling, services & rehabilitation","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124944852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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