Chapter 9 The Staff World March 10 2014 Lecture 4 main goals of correctional staff members 1 Security of the community 2 Effective functioning of the institution 3 Ensure that incarceration is secure but humane 4 Give inmates the opportunity to develop Staff Hierarchy administrative staff clerical personnel program staff custodial staff 60 service maintenance staff kitchen staff volunteers Bases of Power legitimate power derive from the correction officers CO positions in the organization Coercive Power badd on the inmates belief that COs can and will punish disobedience reward power the COs ability to dispense both formal and inform rewards expert power based on the inmates perception that certain COs have valuable skills Referent power based on the inmates respect for a particular fair and non a using CO The Staff Subculture subculture inmates vs staff belief values behavior and material objects shared by a particular group of people within a larger society Structured Conflict the tensions between prison staff members and inmates that arise out of the correctional setting The Officers Code always go to the aid of an officer in distress do not lug bring in drugs for inmate use do not rat on other officers never make a fellow officer look bad in front of inmates always support an officer in a dispute with an inmate always support officer sanction against inmates maintain officer solidarity in dealing with all outside groups show positive concern for fellow officers Correctional Officer Personality the dictator enjoys position of authority the friends earn respect through dignity the merchant part of prison economy weapons drugs the turnkey bored looking for other jobs retirement the climber very ambitious the reformer can improve on everything the do gooder personal agenda reformer Job Assignments Block officers supervise inmate in housing areas work detail supervisors oversee the work of inmate work crews industrial shop and school officers use of training and educational resources yard officers supervise inmate in the prison yard administrative officers control keys weapons visitations perimeter security officers fill security gun tower wall and perimeter posts relief officers temporarily replace absent officer or filling staff vacancy Female Officers 1 3 of correctional officers face special problems in male dominated profession sexism sexual harassment typically perform with less aggressive style than men Stress more common in prison work than many other jobs factors that create stress feelings of powerlessness feelings of meaninglessness social isolation safety The Impact of Terrorism on Corrections threats in the communities and institution from both outsiders and inmates
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