What it takes to be a “Good” correctional officer: Occupational fitness and co-worker expectations from the perspective of correctional officer recruits in Canada

Selecting individuals who are the right “fit” for correctional work is not an easy task for prison administrators because of the dangerous nature of correctional work and the centrality of prison employees in the prisoner’s rehabilitation process. We analyze fitness for correctional work from the em...

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Authors: Cassiano, Marcella Siqueira (Author) ; Bennett, Brittany Ann (Author) ; Andres, Elizabeth (Author) ; Ricciardelli, Rose 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2024, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 98-120
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Reliability
occupational fitness
job role
co-work expectation
correctional work
Confidence
Accountability