The impact of the work environment on prison staff: The issue of consideration, structure, job variety, and training

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 166-180

  Lambert, Eric G ^a   Hogan, Nancy L ^b   Moore, Bradene ^c   Tucker, Kasey ^c   Jenkins, Morris ^c   Stevenson, Michael ^c   Jiang, Shanhe ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional staff; Job satisfaction; Job stress; Organizational commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950774424     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-009-9062-6     Document Type: Article

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