Burnout among prison caseworkers and corrections officers

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 19-34

  Carlson, Joseph R ^a   Thomas, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Prison caseworks; Prison correctional officers; Stress; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845599187     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v43n03_02     Document Type: Article

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