Academic attention to violence and other forms of in-prison misconduct is on the rise,
although most research continues to be framed within now stale perspectives. A broader …

Scholarly interest in the experiences and behaviors of correctional officers has increased
over the past several decades. Yet, considerably less is known about those who oversee …

This book is a thoroughly updated version of the popular first edition of The Prison Officer. It
incorporates the significant increase in knowledge about the work of prison officer since the …

Correctional officers perform a unique job that can lead to various negative outcomes.
Understanding factors that can have harmful effects on important organizational attitudes …

The wealth of literature on stress in the correctional workplace focused on correctional
officers, frequently ignoring treatment personnel employed in these same institutions. This …

This article considers the relevance of the policing literature to the work of prison officers. It
explores the role of discretion in the distribution of privileges in prison, the results of an …

Drawing from qualitative data gathered at two correctional facilities, this paper empirically
illustrates employee reactions to organizational contradictions in a total institution and …

Staff-prisoner relationships are at the heart of the prison system and a stable prison life
depends to a large extent on getting these relationships right, particularly in long-term …

Is it time to give up on rehabilitating criminals? Record numbers of Americans are going to
prison, and most of them will eventually return to society with a high chance of becoming …

Criminal Justice Ethics examines the criminal justice system through an ethical lens by
identifying ethical issues in practice and theory, exploring ethical dilemmas, and offering …