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PRISON GUARD SERVICE AS REFLECTED IN EMPIRICAL STUDIES HOW THEY GOT TO BE GUARDS - WEST GERMANY

NCJ Number
30101
Journal
ZEITSCHRIFT FUER STRAFVOLLZUG UND STRAFFAELLIGENHILFE Volume: 24 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE, 1975) Pages: 68-71
Author(s)
H A HAMMERMANN
Date Published
1975
Length
4 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF A SAMPLE OF WEST GERMAN PRISON GUARDS TO DETERMINE THEIR MOTIVATION FOR CHOOSING CORRECTIONAL WORK, THEIR PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, AND THEIR LATER CORRECTIONAL TRAINING.
Abstract
HALF OF THOSE SURVEYED CRITICIZED THE LACK OF ADEQUATE INSERVICE CORRECTIONAL TRAINING FOR GUARDS. --IN GERMAN