Promoting Wellness And Resiliency In Correctional Officers

Author : Hayden P. Smith
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000821412
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promoting Wellness and Resiliency in Correctional Officers written by Hayden P. Smith and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-26 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Correctional officers face considerable stress, risk, and danger that lead to poor physical and mental health outcomes. In fact, their life expectancy is 15 years shorter than the national average. Public perception and media portrayals of correctional officers tend to reinforce stereotypes of brutish, improper, and uncontrolled behavior. Yet the reality is that correctional officers are operating a default public and mental health system for a sizeable portion of our society, a responsibility that exposes them to considerable risk. These negative effects have been compounded by an international staffing crisis that has made our jails and prisons far less safe for working officers. To address this situation, this book features an examination of a combined 11,313 correctional officers and 42 of their family members in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It explores proactive strategies that can reduce rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in correctional officers, which currently surpasses those found in returning military veterans who experienced combat. It then delves into the dynamics of correctional officer suicide, featuring the perspectives of their families. This book highlights innovative approaches that can build on existing strengths including the role of international exchange programs. It presents universal themes that impact the safety, wellbeing, and resiliency of correctional officers, along with positive outcomes related to evidence-based programs that maximize health in the correctional workplace. This book will be of interest to researchers and advanced students of criminology, mental health, public policy, social work, and sociology. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Criminal Justice Studies.

Author : Ph. D. Fleet Maull
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781008944299
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Resilient C.O. written by Ph. D. Fleet Maull and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Resilient CO illuminates the neuro-physiological, psychological, emotional, and spiritual impact of corrections work on correctional officers, administrators, clinical staff, and their families. Author Fleet W. Maull, PhD-CMT-P, a mindfulness professional and corrections trainer and researcher, distills and integrates several decades of correctional officer health and wellness research along with current neuroscience research on mindfulness, wellbeing, and resilience into practical strategies for corrections professionals and their families struggling with the effects of traumatic stress and burnout. The Resilient CO supports our highly skilled and innately resilient and courageous corrections professionals with strengths-based guidance and skill-building strategies to help them navigate the many complex and often difficult impacts and health risks of correctional work and service.

Author : Amanda M. Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Working in a Traumatized System: a Self-guided Program for Building Resiliency for Correctional Healthcare Professionals written by Amanda M. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current literature has shown that rates of prolonged stress and psychological trauma in correctional settings have been identified as some of the highest of any professional environment. Whether examining populations of inmates or assessing correctional officers, rates of somatic and psychological impairment are many times greater than that found in mainstream workplace settings (Spinaris & Denhof, 2015). In recent years, some attention has shifted from the inmates populations to the employees who work in these environments, but that attention has focused squarely on correctional officers and other security personnel. The results of those investigations have identified physical health problems, such as hypertension, obesity, heart disease, and behavioral health problems such as depression, suicide, high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder, and even early mortality rates (Paoline, Lamber, & Hogan, 2015). However, the examination of the impact of working in correctional facilities and experiences of indirect and direct trauma, specifically on healthcare professionals has been almost non-existent. Consequently, resources, interventions, and programs directed at promoting comprehensive psychoeducatoin, holistic wellness, and building resiliency are significantly lacking. To help provide such tools, as well as to promote resiliency in workplace culture, the current research proposes an eight-module self-guided workbook which addresses topics that are linked to fostering resiliency and play a role in addressing trauma.

Author : Robert D. Hanser
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1071849026
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Corrections written by Robert D. Hanser and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Corrections provides students with a comprehensive foundation of corrections that is practitioner-driven and grounded in modern research and theoretical origins. Experienced correctional practitioner, scholar, and author Robert D. Hanser shows students how the corrections system works, from classification, security, and treatment, to demonstrating how and why correctional practices are implemented. The Fourth Edition includes a special emphasis on the role of technology in each chapter; new topics on medical care in jail, female drug offenders, and controversies around the death penalty; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on correctional practices. Data and examples drawn from federal government documents, along with exercises that reinforce concepts in the text, further aid student learning. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo. Learning Platform / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality SAGE textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. It’s a learning platform you, and your students, will actually love. Learn more. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available in SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.

Author : Vera A. Klinoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Assessment of Burnout and Resilience in Correctional Officers written by Vera A. Klinoff and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Konstantinos Papazoglou
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128178736
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book POWER written by Konstantinos Papazoglou and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power: Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and Resilience collectively presents the numerous psychic wounds experienced by peace officers in the line of duty, including compassion fatigue, moral injury, PTSD, operational stress injury, organizational and operational stress, and loss. Authors describe the negative repercussions of these psychic wounds in law enforcement decision-making, job performance, job satisfaction, and families. The book encompasses evidence-based strategies to assist law enforcement agencies in developing policy programs to promote wellness for their personnel. The evidence-based techniques presented allow officers to get a more tangible and better understanding of the techniques so that they apply those techniques when on and off-duty. With forewords authored by Dr. John Violanti (Distinguished Police Research Professor) and Dr. Tracie Keesee, Vice President of the Center of Policing Equity, this book is an excellent resource for police professionals, police wellness coordinators, early career researchers, mental health professionals who provide services to law enforcement officers and their families, and graduate students in psychology, forensic psychology, and criminal justice. Platinum Award Winner 2019, Homeland Security Awards - American Security Today Provides reader with evidence-based strategies to promote officer wellness Covers compassion fatigue, moral injury, PTSD, operational stress, and more Written by established scholars and professionals from a law enforcement context

Author : Frank Valentino Ferdik
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness Literature Synthesis written by Frank Valentino Ferdik and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lisa S. Meredith
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833058169
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promoting Psychological Resilience in the U.S. Military written by Lisa S. Meredith and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As U.S. service members deploy for extended periods on a repeated basis, their ability to cope with the stress of deployment may be challenged. Many programs are available to encourage and support psychological resilience among service members and families. However, little is known about these programs' effectiveness. This report reviews resilience literature and programs to identify evidence-informed factors for promoting resilience.

Author : Frances Cheek
Publisher : Amer Correctional Assn
ISBN 13 : 9780942974638
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stress Management for Correctional Officers and Their Families written by Frances Cheek and published by Amer Correctional Assn. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Finn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780756719739
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Addressing Correctional Officer Stress written by Peter Finn and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stress among correctional officers is widespread, caused by the threat of, and actual violence from inmates, inmate demands, and problems with coworkers. These factors, combined with low pay, understaffing, extensive overtime, and rotating shift work, can impair officers' health, and cause them to burn out or retire early. Correctional admin. will use this report to develop an effective program to prevent and treat officer stress. Seven case studies illustrate options for structuring a stress program (SP). Discusses options for staffing a SP; explores methods of gaining officers' trust in the SP; lists sources of help to implement or improve a SP; and addresses monitoring, eval., and funding issues.