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Gender and Jail Work: Correctional Policy Implications of Perceptual Diversity in the Work Force
Author(s) -
Lovrich Nicholas P.,
Stohr Mary K.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1993.tb00508.x
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , perception , work (physics) , psychology , job satisfaction , social psychology , criminology , gender diversity , political science , public relations , demographic economics , management , corporate governance , law , engineering , economics , mechanical engineering , neuroscience
Although women now represent a significant proportion of many (if not most) jail staffs, the degree to which their perceptions of corrections work differs from males' remains largely unexplored. In this paper, we compare female and male jail staff perceptions regarding the stress associated with work in jails, the job satisfaction to be derived from jail work, the job environment experienced in jails and the level of commitment to jail facilities across five jail settings. Our findings show important gender‐based similarities and differences that need to be understood to maximize the benefits of the work force diversity that women bring to the corrections profession.