RT Article
T1 "If You’re Being Forced, You’re Being Forced": A Qualitative Examination of How Overtime Affects Correctional Officers
JF Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
VO 66
IS 3/4
SP 71
OP 88
A1 Ricciardelli, Rose 1979-
A2 Carbonell, Marina
A2 Johnston, Matthew S.
A2 Whitten, Cindy
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1925342026
AB Canadian correctional institutions operate with insufficient staffing levels, leading to occupational stress that negatively affects prisons’ overall functioning as well as staff and incarcerated people’s wellness. The literature suggests a direct correlation between staffing levels and correctional officer (CO) wellness, but little is known about the nuances of the effects of forced overtime on COs’ well-being. Drawing on the job demand-control-support (JDCS) model, our qualitative study examines, through semi-structured interviews with federally employed COs in Canada (n = 93), how overtime affects the health and wellness of COs in concrete and discursive ways. Findings focus on the relationship between staff shortages, overtime, mental health, and a perceived lack of agency in accordance with the JDCS model. Practical implications and potential strategies to mediate the effects of forced overtime in correctional spaces are discussed.
K1 agent correctionnel
K1 Correctional Officers
K1 heures supplémentaires
K1 Human Resources
K1 Mental Health
K1 Overtime
K1 ressources humaines
K1 santé mentale
K1 Stress
DO 10.3138/cjccj-2024-0015