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Correctional Officers in America
Stephen Paul WaltersTom Caywood
其他書名
The Emergence of a New Profession
出版Edwin Mellen Press, 2006
主題Political Science / Public Affairs & AdministrationSocial Science / Penology
ISBN07734571789780773457171
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=LYIrAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This study examines the social science research which describes the occupational environment of correctional officers. Abandoning common popular misconceptions of “prison guards”, the authors analyze who correctional officers are, how they are trained, and the common problems that they share while maintaining security in America’s prisons. This study examines the role of prisons in society today, how that role has changed over time, and how correctional officers have been required to change as well. The formal structure of prisons is explored, and a wide-ranging discussion of the interpersonal problems encountered by correctional officers is presented, including their interaction with inmates, the psychological problems that may result from this interaction, and the manner in which correctional officers adapt to these pressures. Correctional officers are shown to be an increasingly diverse group of trained professionals, sharing many commonalities, yet also differing in many significant ways.