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The Sexual Attraction of Inmates

Publication year: 2012 | Cataloged on: Oct. 17, 2012

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  • 026636

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  • 2012
  • 17 pages

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Keywords

  • Female Staff
  • Staff Inmate Relations
ANNOTATION: “A common phenomenon in the corrections field is staff becoming involved in inappropriate relationships with inmates. Relationships of this nature create an environment detrimental to both the safety and security of everyone in the facility, including the inmates. This paper addresses the question of what creates a sexual attraction between female correctional staff and the inmates” (p. 2). Potential causes for female correctional staffs’ attraction to inmates are low self-esteem, inmate manipulation, insecure home life, and “bad boy” fascination. Based upon a survey of line staff in a large county jail, correctional managers, and the author’s personal experience, the primary cause of inmate attraction seems to be low self-esteem on the part of the female correctional officer.
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