Improving the mental health of correctional workers: Perspectives from the field

MS Johnston, R Ricciardelli… - Criminal Justice and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Researchers illuminate the mental health plight of correctional workers by demonstrating a
high prevalence of mental health disorders among the group. Yet, structural barriers persist …

Exposures to potentially psychologically traumatic events among provincial correctional workers in Ontario, Canada

R Ricciardelli, T Tamara, MM Mitchell… - Violence and …, 2022 - connect.springerpub.com
We know little about potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTE) exposures among
provincial correctional workers in diverse occupational positions and even less regarding …

Operational and organisational stressors in community correctional work: Insights from probation and parole officers in Ontario, Canada

M Norman, R Ricciardelli - Probation Journal, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In the current article, we investigate the occupational stressors parole and probation officers
working in provincial correctional services in Ontario, Canada experience. We examine four …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding needs, breaking down barriers: examining mental health challenges and well-being of correctional staff in Ontario, Canada

R Ricciardelli, RN Carleton, J Gacek… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mental health challenges appear to be extremely prolific and challenging for correctional
service employees, affecting persons working in community, institutional, and administrative …

Exposures to correctional-specific potentially psychologically traumatic events among Ontario provincial correctional workers.

R Ricciardelli, MM Mitchell, T Taillieu… - … , practice, and policy, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Correctional work involves exposures to correctional-specific potentially
psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs); however, the frequency and impact of such …

CCWORK protocol: a longitudinal study of Canadian Correctional Workers' Well-being, Organizations, Roles and Knowledge

R Ricciardelli, E Andres, MM Mitchell, B Quirion… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Knowledge about the factors that contribute to the correctional officer's (CO)
mental health and well-being, or best practices for improving the mental health and well …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing relative stressors and mental disorders among Canadian provincial correctional workers

K Konyk, R Ricciardelli, T Taillieu, TO Afifi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the current study, we quantified the mean stress levels of 43 occupational stressors for
868 Correctional Workers (CWs) and analyzed the relationships between occupational …

Correctional services during and beyond COVID-19

R Ricciardelli, S Bucerius, J Tetrault, B Crewe… - Facets, 2021 - facetsjournal.com
Correctional services, both institutional and within the community, are impacted by COVID-
19. In the current paper, we focus on the current situation and examine the tensions around …

Provincial correctional workers: Examining the relationships between alcohol use, mental health disorders, and suicide behaviour.

R Ricciardelli, T Taillieu, R Coulling… - Canadian Psychology …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Alcohol use among correctional workers remains an understudied phenomenon, although
recognized in literature as a coping strategy employed by persons in public safety …

Understanding who is hired to work in US prisons and why it matters: A call for research

AL Burton, C Lero Jonson, WT Miller, DM Petrich… - Corrections, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the longstanding issues within the correctional officer occupation (eg, high turnover,
absenteeism), decades of research have tended to focus solely on the negative …