The State Correction Officer as Keeper and Counselor: An Empirical Investigation of the Role

摘要: This paper addresses two essential research needs in criminal justice literature: (1) the need for an assessment of content role block officer; and (2) empirical test presumed irreconcilable goals custody treatment as these are embedded state correction officer. A Task Inventory approach was adapted a random sample 100 officers four heterogeneous institutions were interviewed. Results study reveal that custodial staff spend at least sixty-percent their on-job time performing duties not classified security nature. challenge many existing stereotypes literature. *The on which this material is based supported by grant #DS-76-E-8A-9-741 from Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. The authors wish to thank Dr. Edward C. McDonaugh, Dean Emeritus College Arts Sciences (also Chair Professor Department Sociology) Ohio State University, Leonard G. Benson, Sociology Anthropology North Texas James A. Kitchens, Program Director Richard Enos, Social Work University comments criticisms paper.