Predictors of job stress among staff in juvenile correctional facilities

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-258

  Wells, James B ^a   Minor, Kevin I ^a   Angel, Earl ^a   Matz, Adam K ^a   Amato, Nick ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional staff; Correctional work environment; Job satisfaction; Job stress; Juvenile correctional facilities; Organizational commitment; Personal efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 59549104547     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808329334     Document Type: Article

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