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Deconstructing Correctional Officer Deviance: Toward Typologies of Actions and Controls

NCJ Number
242895
Journal
Criminal Justice Review Volume: 38 Issue: 1 Dated: March 2013 Pages: 110-126
Author(s)
Jeffrey Ian Ross
Date Published
March 2013
Length
17 pages
Annotation
This article reviews the research that has been conducted on the problem of correctional officer (CO) deviance.
Abstract
This article reviews the scholarly research that has been conducted on the problem of correctional officer (CO) deviance. It then outlines the most dominant kinds of CO deviance and the solutions that have been proposed and, in part, implemented. In so doing, the author provides a typology of the categories of deviance and the variety of controls. The researcher concludes with several recommendations on how these findings might be utilized to further the research on this subject. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage Journals.