Abstract:Corrcctional officers a r c commonly assumcd to b e p o w c r f u l agents w i t h i n t h c corrcctional facility. T h i s papcr a t t c m p t s t o mcasurc how corrcctional officcrs pcrccivc thcir position a n d its attcndant powcr.O n e hundred twcnt y-six corrcctional off iccrs a t a n Intermountain statc prison responded to a questionnaire conccrned with thcir rolc within the prison environmcnt. Pcrccived powerlcssncss among these officers was measured by utilizing the powerlessness subscalc in Dcan's Ali… Show more
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