The determinants of job satisfaction among canadian and american correctional officers

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-158

  Walters, Stephen ^a  

^a SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000530885     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.1996.9721551     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Blau, J. R., Light, S. C., and Chamlin, M., 1986. “Individual and Contextual Effects on Stress and Job Satisfaction: A Study of Prison Staff.”. Work and Occupations, 13: 131–156.
2. Cullen, F. T., Link, B. G., Wolfe, N. T., and Frank, J., 1985. “The Social Dimensions of Correctional Officer Stress.”. Justice Quarterly, 2: 505–532.
3. Cullen, F. T., Link, B. G.J.B., and Wolfe, N T., 1989. “How Satisfying is Prison Work? A Comparative Occupational Approach.”. Journal of Offender Counseling, Services, and Rehabilitation, 14: 89–108.
4. Grossi, E. L., and Berg, B. L., 1991. “Stress and Job Satisfaction Among Correctional Officers:An Unexpected Finding.”. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 35: 73–81.
5. Hepburn, J. R., and Jurik, N., 1986. “Individual Attributes, Occupational Conditions, and the Job Satisfaction of Correctional Security Officers.” Unpublished paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology.Atlanta, GA.(October)
6. Hepburn, J. R., and Knepper, P. E., 1993. “Correctional Officers as Human Service Workers:The Effect on Job Satisfaction.”. Justice Quarterly, 10: 315–335.
7. Jurik, N. C., and Halemba, G. J., 1984. “Gender, Working Conditions, and the Job Satisfaction of Women in a Non-Traditional Occupation: Female Correctional Officers in Men's Prisons.”. Sociological Quarterly, 25: 551–556.
8. Jurik, N. C., and Musheno, M. C., 1986. “The Internal Crisis of Corrections:Professionalization and the Work Environment.”. Justice Quarterly, 3: 457–480.
9. Jurik, N. C., and Winn, R., 1987. “Describing Correctional- Security Dropouts and Rejects:An Individual or Organizational Profile?”. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 14: 5–25.
10. Jurik, N. C., Halemba, G. J., Musheno, M. C., and Boyle, B. V., 1987. “Educational Attainment, Job Satisfaction, and the Professionalization of Correctional Officers.”. Work and Occupations, 14: 106–125.
11. Karlinsky, S., 1979. “Job Satisfaction Among Living Unit and Non-Living Unit Correctional Staff in a Canadian Penitentiary.”, Toronto, Ontario: York University. Unpublished doctoral dissertation
12. Legace, D. R., 1994. “Acceptance of Female Correctional Officers in Institutions for Men:A Canadian Perspective.”, Halifax, Nova Scotia: St.Mary's University. Unpublished master's thesis
13. Lindquist, C. A., and Whitehead, J. T., 1986. “Guards Released From Prison:A Natural Experiment in Job Enlargement.”. Journal of Criminal Justice, 14: 283–294.
14. Merlak, S. L., and Hepburn, J. R., 1992. “Job Satisfaction, Stress, and Burnout Among Correctional Officers:A Multivariate Analysis.” Unpublished paper presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.Pittsburgh, PA.(March)
15. Poole, E., and Regoli, R., 1980a. “Role Stress, Custody Orientation, and Disciplinary Actions:A Study of Prison Guards.”. Criminology, 18: 215–226.
16. Poole, E., and Regoli, R., 1980b. “Work Relations and Cynicism Among Prison Guards.”. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 7: 303–314.
17. Robinson, D., Porporino, F. J., and Simourd, L., 1993. “The Influence of Career Orientation on Support for Rehabilitation Among Correctional Staff.”. The Prison Journal, 73: 162–177.
18. Rogers, R., 1991. “The Effects of Educational Level on Correctional Officer Job Satisfaction.”. Journal of Criminal Justice, 19: 123–137.
19. Sakowski, M. H., 1990. “Who Controls the Controllers:A Study of Women Guards Working in Canadian Prisons for Men.”, Kingston, Ontario: Queen's University. Unpublished master's thesis
20. Sandu, H., 1972. “Perceptions of Prison Guards:A Cross-National Study of India and Canada.”. International Review of Modern Sociology, 2: 26–32.
21. Van Voorhis, P., Cullen, F. T., Link, B. G., and Wolfe, N. T., 1991. “The Impact of Race and Gender on Correctional Officers’ Orientation to the Integrated Environment.”. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 28: 472–500.
22. Walters, S., 1992. “Attitudinal and Demographic Differences Between Male and Female Corrections Officers:A study in Three Midwestern Prisons.”. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 18: 173–189.
23. Walters, S., 1993a. “Gender, Job Satisfaction, and Correctional Officers:A Comparative Analysis.”. The Justice Professional, 7: 23–33.
24. Walters, S. 1993b. “Changing the Guard:Male Correctional Officers’ Attitudes Toward Women as Co-Workers.”. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 20: 47–60.
25. Whitehead, J. T., and Lindquist, C A., 1986. “Correctional Officer Job Burnout: A Path Model.”. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 23: 23–42.
26. Whitehead, J. T., and Lindquist, C. A., 1989. “Determinants of Correctional Officers’ Professional Orientation.”. Justice Quarterly, 6: 69–87.
27. Willet, T. C., 1983. “Prison Guards in Private.”. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 25: 1–17.