This study investigated male and female officers ’ attitudes toward women employed as correctional officers in a male penitentiary. The Correctional Role Questionnaire was sent to 500 correctional officers. The hypothesis, that men enact the social responsibility norm in the presence of women and that women find the social responsibility norm groundless, was confirmed. For the purposes of this study, the social responsibility norm was defined as the male tendency to shield a woman from possible assault. On the basis of these results, the utilization of women and expansion of their limited correctional role is suggested. Traditionally, corrections has been a male-oriented andmale-dominated occupation, allowing few women to enter its service....
This paper presents the results of an exploratory study of the impact of female employment in adult ...
Community activists and state legislators have expressed great concern over the sexual abuse of fema...
This chapter summarizes the objectives, the approach undertaken, and the results related to action r...
Women have worked as corrections officers (COs) in some adult male prisons in most states for the pa...
Over the last few decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of women entering the tr...
The purpose of this study is to examine the relation between the professional role of women in Priso...
Abstract. Over the last few decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of women enter...
Questions about the abilities and appropriateness of female correctional offi-cers working in adult ...
Current theoretical research focusing on prison violence suggests that staff culture might influence...
This study examines a group of women employed in a male-dominated occupation, police work. It focuse...
This dissertation examines juvenile corrections officers\u27 (JCOs) self-perceptions of their gender...
The social environment of law enforcement has typically been conceptualized as a man\u27s domain. Wi...
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact that relationships have in the correctional journ...
This chapter summarizes the objectives, the approach undertaken, and the results related to action r...
This thesis explores correctional officers\u27 attitudes towards rehabilitation, job satisfaction, s...
This paper presents the results of an exploratory study of the impact of female employment in adult ...
Community activists and state legislators have expressed great concern over the sexual abuse of fema...
This chapter summarizes the objectives, the approach undertaken, and the results related to action r...
Women have worked as corrections officers (COs) in some adult male prisons in most states for the pa...
Over the last few decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of women entering the tr...
The purpose of this study is to examine the relation between the professional role of women in Priso...
Abstract. Over the last few decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of women enter...
Questions about the abilities and appropriateness of female correctional offi-cers working in adult ...
Current theoretical research focusing on prison violence suggests that staff culture might influence...
This study examines a group of women employed in a male-dominated occupation, police work. It focuse...
This dissertation examines juvenile corrections officers\u27 (JCOs) self-perceptions of their gender...
The social environment of law enforcement has typically been conceptualized as a man\u27s domain. Wi...
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact that relationships have in the correctional journ...
This chapter summarizes the objectives, the approach undertaken, and the results related to action r...
This thesis explores correctional officers\u27 attitudes towards rehabilitation, job satisfaction, s...
This paper presents the results of an exploratory study of the impact of female employment in adult ...
Community activists and state legislators have expressed great concern over the sexual abuse of fema...
This chapter summarizes the objectives, the approach undertaken, and the results related to action r...