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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for Prison Officers -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- The Contributions -- Part I: Prison Officer Interpretations and Performances of Power and Authority -- Part II: Prison Officer Identities and Workplace Culture -- Part III: Implications of Prison Policy and Prison Management for the Role of Prison Officers -- Part IV: Working Conditions and Prison Officer Well-Being -- References -- Part I Prison Officer Interpretations and Performances of Power and Authority -- 2 The Moral Value of Authority: Reflections on the Work of Prison Officers -- Introduction -- The Importance of Staff-Prisoner Relationships in Prison Life -- The Importance of Creative Methods in Research -- Understanding Staff Professionalism -- Links Between the Work of Prison Officers and Outcomes -- Summary and Discussion -- References -- 3 Ukrainian Prison Officers and Their Power -- Introduction -- Prison Officers as a State's Outpost -- Ukrainian Prison Service and State-Citizens Relations -- Methodological Note -- Forms of Officers' Power -- Authority -- Force -- Coercion -- Inducement -- Personalised Power -- Conclusions -- References -- 4 French Prison Officers' Legal Socialisation: 'The Law, Yes, Prisoners' Rights, No' -- Introduction -- The Literature -- Methodology -- Findings -- Code of Conduct and Oath -- Strip Searches -- Civil Society Participation on Disciplinary Commissions -- Ignoring and Resisting the Law -- Discussion -- References -- 5 Proxy Governance in (Post)Colonial Prisons: When Prison Officers Delegate Power to Prisoners -- The 'Other' Officers -- Prisoners Running Prisons -- Conceptualising Prisoner Governance: Diffused, Arrogated and by Proxy -- Staffing by Proxy and Distributive and Disciplinary Power -- Proxy Governance Structures in Myanmar and Uganda. |
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Appointments -- Distributive Power -- Disciplinary Power -- Relations with Prison Officers -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Prison Officer Identities and Workplace Cultures -- 6 Dirty Work and Beyond: Representations of Prison Officers in Films -- Understanding Prison Films -- Doing Dirty Work -- Beyond Dirty Work -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 'It's a Very Clannish Type of a Job': Entitativity and Identity in Prison Officers' Occupational Cultures and Identities -- Introduction -- Occupational Cultures in Prisons and the Concept of Entitativity -- The Study -- Entitativity in Prison Officers' Occupational Cultures -- Entitative Solidarity and Conformity -- Coerced Conformity -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 'Friendly but not Friends' or 'Never Trust the Bastards'? Staff-Prisoner Interaction Styles in Australia and Norway -- Introduction -- Staff-Prisoner Interaction in Australia and Norway -- The True Carer -- The Limited Carer -- The Old School Type -- The Conflicted Type -- The Damaged Type -- Discussion -- References -- 9 "It Is Important to Be a Prison Officer and Have Trade Union Backup" Exploring Trade Union Membership Within the Scottish Prison Service -- Introduction and Context -- The Literature on Prison Officer Trade Unions -- Methodology and Ethics -- The Sample -- Findings -- The Function of POAS Membership to Its Members -- Local and National Representation -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 The Prison Officer In Post-Soviet Russia -- The Organisation of the Federal Service for the Administration of Punishments -- Data -- Recruitment and Promotion -- Job Satisfaction -- Reform and the Future -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III Implications of Prison Policy and Management for the Role of Prison Officers -- 11 "Prison Officers Should Be Treated Fairly". Perceptions and Experiences of Fairness Among Prison Officers in Ghana. |
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Prisons in Ghana -- Organisational Justice and Prison Officer Outcomes -- Methods -- Findings -- Distributive Justice: Unequal Distribution of Outcomes -- Procedural Justice: Lack of Policy and Inconsistent Application of Available Policies, and Voice -- Interactional Justice: Interpersonal Treatment -- Discussion -- References -- 12 Do Risk-Reducing Measures Only Reduce Risk? Prison Officer Work With Risk-Reducing Measures in the Imprisonment of a High-Risk Prisoner -- Introduction -- Risk-Reducing Measures and Situational Awareness -- Method -- Risk Awareness: 'A New Day Is a Day Closer to Getting My Face Smashed' -- Risk-Reduction Measure: 'Not Talk' -- Risk-Reduction Measure: 'Detailed Security Procedures' -- Implication of Risk-Reducing Measures and the Mechanisation of Officers' Work -- References -- 13 Farewell to Exceptionalism: An Analysis of Swedish Prisons Officers' Attitudes Towards Prison Policy, Organisation, and Their Occupational Role in 2009 and 2019 -- Introduction -- The Development of the Swedish Prison System in Recent History -- Method: The Two Survey Samples and Complications With Longitudinal Comparisons -- Results -- Differences in Population -- Summing Up -- Views About Occupational Conditions, Competence, and Collegial Culture -- Occupational Conditions -- Competencies Needed -- Collegial Culture -- Summing Up -- Approach to, and Expectations of, the Occupational Role and "The Other" -- Rehabilitative Approach -- Security Approach -- A Growing Repressive Approach Among POs and a Growing Repressive Climate in Prisons? -- Conclusion: Farewell to Exceptionalism -- References -- 14 The Role of Prison Officers in Transforming Prisoners' Lives in Hong Kong -- Introduction -- An Overview of the Correctional Services Department -- The Work of Prison Officers -- Providing Safe Custody -- Rehabilitation Service. |
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Drug Addiction Treatment Centres -- Detention Centres -- Rehabilitation Centres -- Training Centres -- Education -- Industrial and Vocational Training -- Psychological and Counselling Services -- Post-Release Supervision -- Recidivism Rate -- Community Engagement -- New Initiatives -- Rehabilitation Programme for Persons Participating in the 2019-20 Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement -- Introducing the "Smart Prison" Concept -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 15 Locating Prison Officers in the Prison Reforms Discourse: Insights from India -- Introduction -- Recommendations of Prison Reform Committees for Prison Officers -- The Ground Realities and Challenges -- Prison Officer Training in India -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Part IV Working Conditions and Prison Officer Well-Being -- 16 The Well-Being of Correctional Officers in Canada -- Introduction -- Theme 1: Exposure to Potentially Psychologically Traumatic Events -- Theme 2: Occupational Stress -- Theme 3: Mental Health of Correctional Officers -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 17 Fear and Perceived Risk among Correctional Officers -- Introduction -- Defining Fear and Perceived Risk -- Fear and Perceived Risk of Victimisation -- Fear and Perceived Risk of Exposure to Infectious Disease -- Strategies to Address Perceptions of Safety -- Implications for Officer Interactions with Prisoners -- Policy Implications -- Directions for Future Research -- Conclusion -- References -- 18 Prison Officers and Their Work Routine in Brazilian Prisons -- An Introduction to the Brazilian Prison System -- Research and Work: A Relational Place Between Two Roles -- Between the Internal and the External: Attributions and Identity of Prison Officers -- The Role of the Prison Officer in Brazil -- Final Considerations -- References. |
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19 Conclusion: Towards a New Research Agenda to Analyse the Contemporary Prison Officer Role -- References -- Index. |
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Maycock, Matthew.
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Ricciardelli, Rosemary.
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| ISBN |
9783031410611 (electronic bk.) |
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