Job satisfaction and organizational commitment in prisons: An examination of psychological staff, teachers, and unit management staff

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-183

  Garland, Brett E ^a   McCarty, William P ^b   Ruohui Zhao, ^c  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Organizational commitment; Prison staff

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449095179     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808327343     Document Type: Review

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