Rating the prison boss: Examining supervision among prison health care staff

Garland, Brett; McCarty, William P.

doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.11.009

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“…Health staff working in these settings often experience the challenge of dual loyalty—generally, the pressure that the security setting places on the health mission (Hemmens & Stohr, 2000). Whereas the role of security staff may be more clearly defined (e.g., to provide security and administer punishment), health care workers may feel as if their role is an amalgam of caring for patients and assisting security staff in maintaining order (Garland & McCarty, 2010). Moreover, ethical challenges exist in protecting medical records, maintaining confidentiality and integrity, and preventing misuse of medical information (Haag, 2006).…”

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“…Moreover, ethical challenges exist in protecting medical records, maintaining confidentiality and integrity, and preventing misuse of medical information (Haag, 2006). In addition, health staff may view patients with suspicion because the health staff are frequent targets of patient-related lawsuits (Garland & McCarty, 2010). Although guidelines exist for promotion of ethical and high-quality care for incarcerated patients, the aforementioned challenges often impact the delivery of care and overall job satisfaction (Finney, Stergiopoulos, Hensel, Bonato, & Dewa, 2013; Roy & Avdija, 2012; Souryal, 2009).…”

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Staff Satisfaction, Ethical Concerns, and Burnout in the New York City Jail Health System

Kalra

Kollisch

MacDonald

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Journal of Correctional Health Care

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This article reviewed a program evaluation conducted among correctional health care staff in New York City (NYC) using a 68-question electronic survey to assess satisfaction, attitudes, and beliefs in relation to ethics and burnout of health care employees in NYC jails. Descriptive statistics were tabulated and reviewed, and further assessment of burnout and ethics was performed through group sessions with participants. This evaluation has led to changes in agency policies and procedures and an emphasis on the human rights issue of the dual loyalty challenges that the security setting places on the overall mission to care for patients.

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Staff Satisfaction, Ethical Concerns, and Burnout in the New York City Jail Health System

Kalra

Kollisch

MacDonald

et al. 2016

Journal of Correctional Health Care

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“…Fourth, research should identify the causes of health care problems and service shortfalls. Such work could identify, for example, if low-quality implementation of services exists and whether it is due to inadequate coordination of services and treatment or some other reason (Garlanda & McCarty, 2010). Studies that pursue this line of work also can help to identify whether existing efforts are sufficient or what types of new efforts may be warranted.…”

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“…Compliance with treatment regimes cannot be assumed; indeed, inmates and ex-prisoners may resist treatment (Hammett et al, 2001). Steps such as ensuring adequate supplies of medication and supporting correctional system health care staff may reduce these possibilities (Garlanda & McCarty, 2010).…”

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U.S. Prisoner Reentry Health Care Policy in International Perspective

Mears

Cochran

2012

The Prison Journal

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More than 735,000 inmates are released from U.S. prisons annually, many of whom have mental and physical health problems that go largely unaddressed during incarceration and on return to society. That has led some scholars and policy makers to imply this is specific to the United States and to call for reducing the health needs–services gap among inmates and ex-prisoners. The goal of this article is to argue that (a) the magnitude of this gap, while likely large, remains unknown, (b) the United States is far from unique in having a needs–services gap, (c) the decision to provide health care to inmates and ex-prisoners constitutes a moral policy decision with potentially profound public health and cost impacts on offenders, their families, and the communities to which they return, and (d) research on health care needs–services gaps among inmate and reentry populations should become a priority for developing cost-effective, evidence-based responses to address such gaps. The article concludes with a discussion of implications for research and policy.

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“…Other research has examined perceptions of supervision in prisons. Consistent with Saylor and Wright (1992), three studies-one on federal correctional officers (Britton, 1997), another on correctional officers in a western state (Jurik, Halemba, Musheno, & Boyle, 1987), and a study on health care staff in federal prisons (Garland & McCarty, 2010)-observed that greater amounts of correctional experience led to less positive opinions of supervision. One explanation proposed for this relationship is that people become more cynical and hardened over time and thereby develop less favorable views of supervisor performance as a result .…”

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Understanding Perceptions of Supervision and Organizational Operations Among Prison Teachers

Garland

McCarty

2011

Criminal Justice Review

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Prison educators and vocational trainers are instrumental in prisons given their roles in teaching and preparing prisoners for a successful reintegration into the community. Although prior research has explored the impact of vocational and educational programs on offender recidivism, scant attention has been paid to the work experiences of prison educators and instructors. The current study thus examines perceptions of supervision and organizational operations among a sample of 263 educational and vocational staff employed in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. A key contribution of this study is the inclusion of new organizational-level variables (e.g., a prison’s average institutional tenure and average institutional commitment) as predictors of perceptions of the prison work environment. Hierarchical Linear Models (HLM) identified that efficacy with inmates was the strongest predictor of perceptions of both supervision and organizational operations. Age, supervisory status, Hispanic ethnicity, and the average institutional tenure were also significant predictors of both outcome measures. Security level, inmate gender composition, average institutional commitment, the amount of contact with inmates, and race had different effects on the dependent variables. The implications of these findings and directions for future research are discussed.

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Rating the prison boss: Examining supervision among prison health care staff

Cited by 3 publications

References 33 publications

Staff Satisfaction, Ethical Concerns, and Burnout in the New York City Jail Health System

Staff Satisfaction, Ethical Concerns, and Burnout in the New York City Jail Health System

U.S. Prisoner Reentry Health Care Policy in International Perspective

Understanding Perceptions of Supervision and Organizational Operations Among Prison Teachers

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