The role of the prison officer is complex and challenging. In order to discharge their duties
effectively, prison officers require relevant and comprehensive training and education upon …

Also Serving Time informs readers about the realities of provincial and territorial prison work
in Canada. Exploring the nuances of the job, Rosemary Ricciardelli shows how officer …

Purpose This review aimed to examine (1) stigmatising attitudes of probation, parole and
custodial officers (hereafter referred to as correctional staff) towards people with mental …

This article examines the conceptualization of prison officers as psychologically 'dirty'. It
defines the novel 'psychological taint'and taint management strategies in their occupational …

Research indicates correctional officer (CO) mental health training may be effective in
facilitating the safety and security of both inmates and COs. We assessed Department of …

Based on ethnographic fieldwork in a US men's prison, I investigate how this social and
cultural context structures relations between correctional officers and inmates with severe …

Mental health professionals' attitudes toward offenders with mental illness have significant
implications for the quality of care and treatment rendered, making it imperative for these …

Objectives People with mental illnesses are overrepresented in the US prison population. It
is well established that incarceration for this population poses physical and mental health …

Where historically justice and behavioral health professionals have functioned
independently in systems that often collide, the ability to provide community behavioral …

Although incarcerated people best understand their needs and rehabilitative processes, the
current study explores how correctional officers (COs) understand the needs of people in …