Research handbook on criminal justice employees : job satisfaction, attitudes and behaviors / edited by Shannon M. Barton (School of Criminology and Security Studies, Indiana State University), Nancy L. Hogan (School of Criminal Justice, Ferris State University) and Eric G. Lambert (retired, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Northwest, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barton, Shannon M., editor.

Hogan, Nancy L., editor.

Lambert, Eric (Eric G.), editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice personnel--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Criminal justice personnel.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (452 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This compelling Research Handbook presents an overview of the literature on the attitudes and behaviors of criminal justice employees in institutions around the world. Expert contributors examine how work environment variables affect employees in the justice system, provide guidance across a range of key issues, and outline a path for future research. The Handbook addresses the importance of criminal justice employees as an asset to agencies, through their varied roles including protecting public safety through policing, enforcing the law through the courts, and keeping the guilty confined or surveilled as corrections. Expert contributors highlight how past and current research has established guidance for institution administrators across the globe to respond to employee behaviors, maintain a positive work environment, retain staff, and improve safety. A valuable resource for students and academics in criminology, management, and sociology, the Research Handbook on Criminal Justice Employees is also an imperative read for criminal justice administrators"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: List of court cases

1. A brief overview of the edited handbook / Shannon M. Barton, Nancy L. Hogan, and Eric G. Lambert

Part I: Police officer attitudes and behaviors influenced by the job

2. Police culture, discretion, and behavior / Benjamin K. Cohn and Jacinta Gau

3. Combining public service motivation and person-environment fit: A focus on police officers' job satisfaction / David R. White

4. Job strains, stressors, and burnout among police officers / Steven Hundersmarck, Michael Mendenhall and Michael Bomay

5. Echoes of departure: Patterns and predictors in police turnover / Hanif Qureshi

Part II: Court employee attitudes and behaviors

6. The impact of the work environment on defense attorneys / Reveka V. Shteynberg

7. An updated model of judicial stress / Monica K. Miller and Kriston N. Hill

8. Perspectives on prosecutors' work environment and turnover / Tae Choo

9. Overworked, underpaid, and burned out: The life of a correctional officer / Catherine R. Authement, Stacy H. Haynes, and David C. May

Part III: Correctional employee attitudes and beliefs

10. Correctional climate and officers' attitudes toward the workplace / Monica Solinas-Saunders

11. When the badge of honor holds no meaning anymore: A treatise on boundary violations between correctional employees and inmates in the prison workplace / Robert M. Worley and Vidisha Barua Worley

12. The social construction of correctional ethics and the power of the they / David Polizzi

Part IV: Juvenile justice employees' attitudes and behaviors

13. Working in juvenile corrections: What influences job satisfaction / Gayle Rhineberger and Kristin Y. Mack

14. Youth correctional officers' perceptions of treatment: Current findings and future directions / Amy Clifton-Mills, Hayley Cleary, and Sarah Jane Brubaker

15. The impact of workplace variables on juvenile probation officers' job satisfaction / Kristin Y. Mack and Gayle Rhineberger

16. Measuring the demands of community corrections work: The assessment of workload / Adam K. Matz and Nathan C. Lowe

Part V: International employee issues

17. Spillover of domains: The association of work-family conflict with job burnout among prison officers in China / Eric G. Lambert, Jianhong Liu, and Shanhe Jiang

18. Organizational justice and job involvement among Nigerian prison officers: A test of a path model / Eric G. Lambert, Smart Otu, O. Oko Elechi, Shannon M. Barton, and Nancy L. Hogan

19. Antecedents and consequences of correctional staff commitment in Switzerland / Conor P. Mangold, Anna Isenhardt, and Ueli Hostettler

20. Explaining police procedural justice in the digital revolution era: Technology difficulties, media challenges, and organizational justice / Yi-Syuan (Ethan) Jian, Yuning Wu, Ivan Y. Sun, and Zhe Chao

Part VI: Specialized crimes and problem-solving courts

21. Problem-solving court personnel: Attitudes and experiences / Mia A. Holbrook and Sage M. Hart

22. Gender differences in law enforcement job demands, with a special emphasis on female detectives who investigate sexual assault cases / Yana Normandin

Part VII: Future directions in research on criminal justice employee attitudes and behaviors

23. The changing role of cybercrime in the criminal justice system: Employee attitudes towards the enhanced use of technology / Jason James, Cassandra Dodge, and Christian Gallagher

24. Correctional culture in Canada: Exploring consistencies and complexities across 14 correctional service systems / Rosemary Ricciardelli, Marina Carbonell, and Matthew S. Johnston

25. Citizen ratings of their safety and trust in the Chicago police department / Joseph Ferrandino.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035332625 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.