NCJ Number
141669
Journal
Corrections Today Volume: 54 Issue: 6 Dated: (August 1992) Pages: 112,114,116-117
Date Published
1992
Length
4 pages
Annotation
Women who were interviewed about why they chose to become correctional personnel and what factors were crucial to their success reported that they were searching for a career where they contribute constructively and that they had acquired many special skills during their learning years.
Abstract
The participants were concerned about unmet needs and crowded conditions, but they enjoyed the challenge of controlling costs, developing creative programs, and improving staff's ability to manage their areas of responsibility. Among the survival skills they had acquired were being flexible, thinking ahead and being a team player, being assertive at appropriate times, being open to new ideas, accepting things they could not change, being a positive role model, and keeping their sense of humor. Sometimes they had to compete with male counterparts who had not yet accepted a female in the corrections setting or any other part of the workforce. The interviews indicated that female correctional personnel should support each other through role modeling and coaching and should be open to new directions for corrections. Photographs