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Understanding Staff Perceptions of Turnover in Corrections

Publication year: 2009 | Cataloged on: Sep. 25, 2012

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  • 026341

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  • 2009
  • 16 pages

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  • Staff Attrition
ANNOTATION: This article adds to what is known about correctional staff turnover since this subject is infrequently studied. In particular, it looks at the observations of correctional staff regarding the turnover of their fellow correctional officers. “Staff attributed turnover to insufficient pay and benefits as well as to key areas of the work environment, including interpersonal conflicts, stress, unfavorable treatment and lack of recognition from superiors, and perceived lack of input … correctional staff may consider alternative employment prospects and contemplate turnover when they experience a sense of devaluation, especially where devaluation is accompanied by perceptions of low efficacy on the job” (p. 43).
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