1. The Effects of Inmate Medical Issues on Correctional Staff Job Involvement and Organizational Commitment.
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Lambert, Eric G., Paoline III, Eugene A., and Hogan, Nancy L.
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AGE distribution ,COMMITMENT (Psychology) ,COMMUNICABLE diseases ,CORPORATE culture ,CORRECTIONAL institutions ,PSYCHOLOGY of correctional personnel ,EMPLOYMENT ,HEALTH status indicators ,HOSPITAL medical staff ,INDUSTRIAL safety ,JOB satisfaction ,LABOR turnover ,MEDICAL needs assessment ,MEDICAL quality control ,MEDICAL ethics ,PRISON psychology ,MEDICAL care of prisoners ,PRIVACY ,EMPLOYEE promotions ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,REGRESSION analysis ,WORK environment ,EDUCATIONAL attainment ,WORK experience (Employment) ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
In the United States, institutional corrections is a major undertaking that requires substantial financial resources. Correctional staff are the essential element to ensuring the safety and security of these institutions, which house approximately 2.2 million adults. Thus, it is invaluable to explore work environment variables that contribute to their success. One area that has received scant attention is staff views of inmate medical care and their effect on job involvement and organizational commitment. This study focused on the effects of views concerning the proper handling of inmate infectious diseases, the quality of medical care provided to inmates, the timeliness of the responses to inmate medical needs, turnover of medical staff, and inmate medical privacy rights. Results indicate that proper handling of inmate infectious diseases and quality of medical care positively increase job involvement and organizational commitment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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