Relationship Between Job Burnout and Perceived Inmate Exploitation of Juvenile Correctional Workers

• NCJ Number: 111878
• Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 32 Issue: 1 Dated: (April 1988) Pages: 67-73
• Author(s): J A Farmer
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 7 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The present study supports the conclusion that there is a positive relationship between perceived inmate exploitation and juvenile correctional worker burnout.

Abstract

The research examined 41 juvenile correctional workers using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and a Juvenile Worker Interaction instrument. In addition, comparisons were made between respondent and nonrespondent groups. Findings showed no significant difference between respondent and nonrespondent groups. Measured by the six scales of Maslach's Burnout Inventory, stress levels of the respondents fell within the moderate range. Staff anger accounted for a large percentage of burnouts. (Author abstract)