NCJ Number
196451
Journal
Journal of Crime & Justice Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Dated: 2002 Pages: 81-98
Editor(s)
J. Mitchell Miller
Date Published
2002
Length
18 pages
Annotation
The author discusses the impact of employee turnover on the climate and efficacy of juvenile corrections facilities.
Abstract
The author studied data collected from the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice in order to identify the causes and effects of employment turnover among juvenile corrections officers. A short literature review regarding prior studies on correctional officer job satisfaction and turnover is provided. The author conducted a secondary analysis using information available in the Department of Juvenile Justice’s Employee Satisfaction Survey (1999). Employee turnover has been linked to a variety of factors including pay dissatisfaction and concerns regarding physical safety. The author hypothesized that newer officers would be more likely to be satisfied with the rate of pay and that female officers would be more likely than their male counterparts to feel unsafe. The pay satisfaction hypothesis was significantly supported and the gender safety relationship hypothesis was somewhat supported. In general, the information contained in the survey indicated that juvenile corrections officer turnover was causally similar to turnover among adult corrections officers. 3 tables, 23 references