RT Article
T1 Confirmatory Analysis of an Ethics Instrument for Corrections
JF The prison journal
VO 98
IS 2
SP 229
OP 250
A1 Mei, Xiaohan
A2 Hemmens, Craig 1960-
A2 Collins, Peter A. 1977-
A2 Stohr, Mary K.
A2 Cortright, Carly E.
A2 Hudson, Marianne
A2 Iannacchione, Brian
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1742374565
AB In this research, we quantify the difference in correctional officers’ ethical standards, as perceived by both officers and inmates. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and higher order modeling were used to validate the correctional ethics instrument. Group invariance tests at first-order level were applied to examine the invariance structure of conceptualized and operationalized ethics across staff and inmates. The evidence indicates the construct validity of the ethic instrument. Furthermore, correctional officers have a higher perception of their ethical practice than inmates on two of five common dimensions (“professional relationship with inmates” and “use of force”).
K1 Confirmatory Factor Analysis
K1 Correctional Officer
K1 Corrections
K1 Ethics
K1 Inmate
K1 Jail
DO 10.1177/0032885517753359