Sex and Occupational Socialization Among Prison Guards - A Longitudinal Study

• NCJ Number: 83656
• Journal: Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 9 Issue: 2 Dated: (June 1982) Pages: 159-176
• Author(s): B M Crouch; G P Alpert
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 18 pages
• Grant Number(s): BG-2
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Corrections
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Revised version of a paper presented at the 1980 meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California

Annotation

The degree and direction of attitudinal change among prison guards across their careers is a question relevant to both prison theory and policy. This study reports how punitive and aggressive attitudes of male and female prison guards changed over the first critical six months on the job.

Abstract

Male guards became more, and female guards became less, punitive and aggressive. Explanations for these divergent trends are presented. (Publisher abstract)