This book provides professionals and students with an understanding of
the dynamics and problems that correctional workers face within
correctional institutions. A general framework for understanding the
diversity of behaviors encountered in a correctional setting begins the
text. The authors then examine attitudes and behaviors typically
displayed by inmates, dynamics that formulate patterns of inmate
behaviors, and fundamentals of inmate supervision. Dealing with special
behavior problems, including homosexuality, suicidal tendencies, and
emotional disorders, is covered, and interacting with members of other
ethnic groups and with the opposite sex is discussed. The text also
details the legal aspects of correctional work and describes rules that
workers must follow when supervising inmates. Discussions on sources of
stress in the prison or jail setting and on steps for coping with
organizational stress conclude the book.
