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2011
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Optimism Survey
By Carey, Mark.
The Carey Group (White Bear Lake, MN).
This 30 question survey assesses the degree to which individuals are feeling optimistic about their lives. The survey shows: the responder’s pessimism score when bad things happen; optimism score when good things take place; total optimism score; and how hopeful one is when negative things occur.... Read More
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6 pages
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2011
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Criminal Justice Professionals’ Attitudes Towards Offenders: Assessing the Link between Global Orientations and Specific Attributions
By Willits, Dale; Broidy, Dale; Lyons, Christopher; Gonzales, Ashley.
U.S. Dept. of Justice. State Justice Statistics (Washington, DC).
University of New Mexico. Institute for Social Research. New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center (NMSAC) (Albuquerque, NM).
The beliefs of correctional officers that offenders will not recidivate and will find employment upon release from incarceration are examined. A similar study would show how the correctional officers in your agency view offenders. This allows you to address comparable perceptions before they become widespread and negatively impact operational efficiency. Respondent perceptions regarding a hypothetical offender’s likelihood to recidivate, rehabilitate, find a job, and find steady employment were ... Read More
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12 pages
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2011
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Association Between Distributive and Procedural Justice and Life Satisfaction Among Correctional Staff: Research Note
By Lambert, Eric G.; Hogan, Nancy L..
This brief examines the relationships between distributive justice and procedural justice (two dimensions of organizational justice) and correctional staff life satisfaction. Both significantly influence life satisfaction, as they do job stress, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment.... Read More
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12 pages
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2010
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Desert Waters Correctional Outreach
Desert Waters Correctional Outreach (Florence, CO).
Information and resources related to staff and family well-being can be found at this website. Desert Waters Correctional Outreach (DWCO) works “to increase the occupational, personal and family well-being of staff of all disciplines within the corrections profession.” Points of entry include: about DWCO; DWCO in a Nutshell; membership; services; training; articles; WIC Project; contact information; links; site map; the Corrections Ventline and its sponsors; and blogs.... Read More
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1 page
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2009
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Managing for Engagement--Communication, Connection, and Courage
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (Washington, DC).
“This report focuses on how leaders can drive employee engagement and increase high performance through hands-on performance management” (p. enclosure). This report contains the following sections: executive summary; employee engagement and high performance; engagement driver one—pride in one’s work and workplace; engagement driver two—satisfaction with leadership; engagement driver three—opportunity to perform well at work; engagement driver four—positive work environment; engagement driver fiv... Read More
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106 p.
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2008
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The Issue of Trust in Shaping the Job Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment of Correctional Staff
By Lambert, Eric G.; Jiang, Shanhe; Hogan, Nancy L..
“Trust is an important social construct; yet, criminal justice organizations have left the area of an employee’s trust in supervisors and management largely unexplored. The authors investigated the effects of supervision trust and management trust on the job stress, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment of employees at a midwestern private correctional facility” (p. 37). Trust in supervisors and management are related greatly to lower job stress and higher job satisfaction and organiza... Read More
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28 pages
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2008
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Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment Among Probation and Parole Officers: A Case Study
By Getahun, Seble; Sims, Barbara; Hummer, Don.
This is a great addition to the scarce literature regarding the work satisfaction of community corrections officers. “Results indicate that employees are most satisfied when their occupational tasks are meaningful experiences into which they have input and are collaborative efforts with supervisors. Background characteristics of officers had no influence on job satisfaction, indicating that organizational culture and management style are the more important factors in explaining employee satisfac... Read More
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2008
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Working Within the Walls: The Effect of Care From Coworkers on Correctional Employees
By Dial, Kelly Cheeseman; Johnson, W. Wesley.
The impact of care – “the expression of interest by one or others in another’s life outside the scope of work” – from coworkers on correctional officer work is examined. It appears that when coworkers seem to care about a correctional officer, that officer may experience less stress, burnout, and bitterness, and more job satisfaction.... Read More
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16 pages
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2008
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The Effect of Job Involvement on Correctional Staff
By Lambert, Eric G..
The impact of job involvement on the work of correctional staff is examined. This article is an important addition to the research on correctional officer job satisfaction since the area of job participation has been little studied. It seems that “job involvement had a statistically significant positive relationship with job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and both forms of work-family conflict. Job involvement was observed to have non-significant direct effects on correctional staff jo... Read More
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19 pages
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1993
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GDC Diversity
By Kerr, Carroll Saylor.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Georgia Dept. of Corrections (Atlanta, GA).
This document aims to discover the attitudes toward cultural diversity within the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The first exercise is used to determine the employees' perceptions of GDC's awareness of and responses to cultural diversity. A sample of the cultural diversity and climate assessment survey is included, along with a recommended protocol for focused interviews. Also contains an extensive list of references.... Read More
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33 p.
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