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The Skill Training of Institutional Corrections Officers for Effective Management.
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Schumacher, Bruce – Guidance & Counselling, 1986
Describes corrections officers' work environment and the need for guard training that includes instruction in handling the social-psychological problems of the job. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Correctional Institutions, Interpersonal Competence, Job Skills
Across the Border: A Comparison of U.S. and Canadian Correctional Officers.
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Walters, Stephen – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1996
Surveyed 229 American and 339 Canadian correctional officers so as to ascertain cross cultural similarities and differences. Results indicate that most of the similarities related to attitudes toward correctional work, such as job satisfaction, custody orientation, and quality of working life. Differences were related to administrative practices…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correctional Institutions, Employee Attitudes, Foreign Countries