Impacts of professionalization and wellbeing policies on Scottish prison workers

Prison workers occupy a niche role. Balancing the care and welfare of prisoners while simultaneously restricting their freedoms is a stressful job, laced with danger, that occurs entirely within the bounded context of the prison. Here, wellbeing and professionalism are closely linked and articulated...

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Main Author: Fletcher, Andrew (Author)
Contributors: Tombs, Jackie ; McKie, Linda ; MacPherson, Isobel
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Frontiers in sociology
Year: 2021
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