NCJ Number
102101
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 14 Issue: 4 Dated: (1986) Pages: 349-361
Date Published
1986
Length
13 pages
Annotation
Prior research on women correctional officers in institutions housing men inmates in the United States has assessed the impact of the women's presence on men colleagues and inmates.
Abstract
Although these studies disclosed much about male orientation, they revealed little about the adaptation of women to this traditionally masculine occupation. The present study addressed the differences between men and women jail correctional officers' job-related perceptions and attitudes. A broad range of analyses detected few substantive perceptual and attitudinal gender differences. These data suggest that the institutional context may be more important than gender in shaping the perceptions and attitudes of men and women correctional officers. (Author abstract)