Dilemmas behind bars : a realist evaluation of an ethics training program for prison officers in two Belgian prisons / M. van Dijk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dijk, Milou van, 1992- author.

Series:

Het groene gras

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison administration--Moral and ethical aspects--Belgium.

Prison administration.

Correctional personnel--Training of--Belgium.

Correctional personnel.

Prisons--Officials and employees--Training of--Belgium.

Prisons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (539 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

The Hague, The Netherlands : Eleven, [2023]

Summary:

This book presents a realist evaluation of an ethics training program for prison officers in two Belgian prisons, examining the ethical dilemmas they face and how they manage them. The author, Milou van Dijk, explores the complexity of the prison officer's role beyond the traditional view of 'keepers of the keys,' focusing on the ethical challenges and values important in handling such dilemmas. The book evaluates the effectiveness of the training program designed to enhance officers' ethical competence and offers insights for future training and the broader prison system. It is part of an academic series on criminology, aiming to share knowledge between scholars in the Netherlands and Belgium, with a focus on comparative research relevant to both countries. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

List of abbreviations

Glossary

Introduction

1 The ethical dilemmas of prison officers

1.1 The possible sources of prison officer value tensions

1.1.1 Role ambiguity and conflict

1.1.2 Relationships with broader society

1.1.3 Relationships with managers and more experienced colleagues

1.1.4 Relationships with colleagues

1.1.5 Relationships with prisoners

1.2 Value tensions

1.3 Ethical dilemmas

1.3.1 Definitions

1.3.2 Existing typologies

1.3.3 Moral Foundations Theory

1.4 Conclusion

2 Realist evaluation

2.1 Realist evaluation: specifying context, mechanism and outcome

2.2 The choice for realist evaluation in this study

2.3 Conclusion

3 Program outcome

3.1 Why not unethical behavior?

3.2 Ethical competence

3.3 The ethical competence framework

3.4 Transfer

3.5 Conclusion

4 Context

4.1 Totality and temptations for misconduct Generated by AI.

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Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Van Dijk, Milou Dilemmas Behind Bars

ISBN:

9789047301769

9047301765

OCLC:

1409027862