Conceptualizing and Contextualizing Treatment Orientation: a Mixed-Method Analysis of Juvenile Correctional Staff under a Therapeutic Model

Scholars have examined associations between treatment orientation and staff outcomes such as stress, burnout and turnover. However, existing operationalizations of treatment orientation are inconsistent, and the construct is often measured dichotomously, which fails to capture the complexity of staf...

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Main Author: Brubaker, Sarah Jane (Author)
Contributors: Cleary, Hayley M. D.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2022, Volume: 47, Issue: 5, Pages: 960-979
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