A descriptive study on the job satisfaction of correctional officers

Type :

Research papers

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

07/09/2008

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Social sciences

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Summary :

Introduction.
Review of related literature.
Statement of the problem.
Hypothesis.
Study variables.
Objectives.
Methodology.
1. Research design.
2. Study population.
3. Sampling scheme.
4. Units of analysis.
5. Instrumentation.
6. Data collection plans.
7. Data management plans.
8. Data analysis plans.
Ethical considerations.

Abstract

It must be conventional knowledge to assume that staying in an environment where individuals charged of different crimes, from the simplest to the most heinous, is somehow risky and hazardous. While this might be true for all inmates staying in the same cell, this may also pose dangers to the people who are staying outside the cell but still within the institution, particularly the correctional officers. The latter, also called detention officers, are the ones who work in jail, taking charge of watching over convicted individuals by imposing rules and regulations to ensure that safety and security will be maintained inside the prison cell (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008). Amidst the danger of the job and the huge responsibility, it is just worthwhile to know whether these workers are satisfied with their present job in order to improve their conditions and to avoid adverse consequences of dissatisfaction.