The use of force by detention officers / Marie L. Griffin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffin, Marie L.

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inmate guards--Arizona--Maricopa County--Case studies.

Inmate guards.

Prison violence--Arizona--Maricopa County--Case studies.

Prison violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Griffin conducted a survey of all detention officers in Maricopa County, Arizona, a jail system known for punitive policies and for a sheriff with a national reputation for severity. Griffin's findings indicate that attitudes toward the use force are influenced by authority, fear of victimization, quality of supervision, institutional operations, and role ambiguity. These findings suggest that interactions between officers and supervisory personnel and interactions directly with inmates have a more direct influence on the use force than either perceptions of the larger organization or an officer's individual characteristics.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Tables

Figures

1 Introduction

2 Use of Force and Organizational Climate

3 The Socio-Cultural Environment

4 Methodology

5 Data Analysis and Results

6 Summary And Conclusions

References

Appendix

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-931202-86-9

OCLC:

51250136