Objectives To conduct the first outcome evaluation of pre-service academy training
instruction on newly hired correctional officers' custodial and rehabilitative orientations …

Despite the longstanding issues within the correctional officer occupation (eg, high turnover,
absenteeism), decades of research have tended to focus solely on the negative …

Due to their close proximity to those serving time, correctional officers may not only be
agents of control but also agents of change. Although state departments of correction often …

Correctional officers are expected to fill a variety of roles in a complex social environment
fraught with understaffing, underfunding, and overcrowding. To prepare officers for this …

Objectives This study aimed to assess whether the receptivity of prison officers toward
academy training differs based on their views of rehabilitation and punitiveness. Methods …

Abstract Each day, approximately 420,000 correctional officers go to work in our nation's
carceral institutions. The reliance on mass incarceration as the foremost public policy to …

The criminal justice system faces challenges in promoting the physical and mental health of
detainees. To promote a healthy lifestyle in correctional facilities, recreational games like …

The topic of the proposed study is understanding clinicians' experiences of providing
teletherapy while treating victims of trauma. The problem addressed in this study is the …

Prisons, a television show depicting life inside some of the most dangerous prisons around
the world. Because what actually goes on inside American prisons is relatively unknown and …

Employee wellbeing is receiving increasing attention as organisations grapple with
increasingly complex workplace issues, including employee mental health. Interest in …