Beyond Custody Versus Care: Understanding the Ethical Dilemmas of Prison Officers in Belgium
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DOI: 10.1007/s10610-021-09490-7
Abstract: It is often argued that the work of prison officers involves many value tensions. However, existing conceptualizations seem to be insufficient to address the broad range of such tensions. For example, the tensions are often… read more here.
Keywords: versus care; prison officers; prison; ethical dilemmas ... See more keywords
Prison officers' experiences of aggression: implications for sleep and recovery.
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DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqac117
Abstract: BACKGROUND Prison officers are at high risk of assault that can impair their mental as well as physical health. Such experiences can also disrupt sleep, with negative implications for well-being and job performance. To manage… read more here.
Keywords: quality; hypervigilance rumination; experiences aggression; aggression ... See more keywords
Nurses Teaching Prison Officers: A Workshop to Reduce the Stigmatization of Prison Inmates With Mental Illness.
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DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12165
Abstract: PURPOSE This report describes and evaluates the effectiveness of a nurse-led workshop designed to improve correctional officers' stigmatizing attitude toward inmates with mental illness. DESIGN AND METHODS Eighty-three prison officers attended a 6-day workshop targeting… read more here.
Keywords: prison officers; stigmatization; prison; inmates mental ... See more keywords
Working Conditions, Work–Life Conflict, and Well-Being in U.K. Prison Officers
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DOI: 10.1177/0093854816664923
Abstract: Although prison officers experience working conditions associated with work–life conflict, little research has explored this issue. This study draws upon the work–home resources model to investigate relationships between working conditions (demands and experiences of aggression)… read more here.
Keywords: work life; working conditions; life conflict; prison officers ... See more keywords
The Development of Prison Officers’ Job Satisfaction and its Impact on Depersonalization of Incarcerated Persons: The Role of Organizational Dehumanization
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DOI: 10.1177/00938548221087182
Abstract: This article contributes to the literature on the antecedents and consequences of prison officers’ job satisfaction. First, we argue that organizational dehumanization (i.e., employees’ perceptions of being treated as tools by their organization) explains how… read more here.
Keywords: job satisfaction; organizational dehumanization; prison; prison officers ... See more keywords
Mental health status among prison officers in the process of enforcing the law during COVID-19epidemic: a cross-sectional survey from China
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DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03679-0
Abstract: Background A global public health emergency triggered by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic may have are markable psychological impact on the population. There is still limited psychological research on police officers, especially prison officers… read more here.
Keywords: mental health; health status; frontline prison; prison officers ... See more keywords
Predicting Offenders' Institutional Misconduct and Recidivism: The Utility of Behavioral Ratings by Prison Officers
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00679
Abstract: Measures of current behavior are rarely incorporated into risk assessment. Therefore, the current study used a behavior rating scale to assess prison officers' observations of inmates prison behavior and examined the contribution of these ratings… read more here.
Keywords: prison officers; institutional misconduct; risk assessment; recidivism ... See more keywords
Sickness Presenteeism in Prison Officers: Risk Factors and Implications for Wellbeing and Productivity
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063389
Abstract: Sickness presenteeism involves employees continuing to work while unwell. As presenteeism is influenced by contextual and individual difference factors, it is important to assess its prevalence and implications for wellbeing and productivity in different occupational… read more here.
Keywords: presenteeism; implications wellbeing; wellbeing productivity; sickness presenteeism ... See more keywords