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Research paper thumbnail of “Sing Me Back Home:” Using Country Music to Clarify Criminological Theory in Undergraduate Courses

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

Research paper thumbnail of Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System

Psychiatric Services, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of The Future of Community Corrections Is Now

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 2011

The political, economic, and social context in which community corrections functions makes it ext... more The political, economic, and social context in which community corrections functions makes it extremely difficult to achieve successful outcomes. The current fiscal crisis, however, is forcing change as many states can no longer support the cost of our 30-year imprisonment binge. As in the past, community corrections will be expected to pick up the pieces of an overcrowded and expensive prison system. The authors argue that community corrections is capable of taking on this challenge and can be successful if policy makers take action to reduce prison and community supervision populations, ensure that agencies are structured to proactively support evidence-based practice, and recognize corrections as a human services profession. The authors present a number of actions that can be taken to promote a new era of shared responsibility in corrections that is framed within a human rights perspective and driven by an ethic of care.

Research paper thumbnail of Opening the Manager's Door: State Probation Officer Stress and Perceptions of Participation in Workplace Decision Making

Crime & Delinquency, 2003

Stress can be costly not only to individuals but also to organizations. Participatory management ... more Stress can be costly not only to individuals but also to organizations. Participatory management has been recommended as a means for reducing probation officer stress. This article via self-report surveys of probation personnel in a southern state considers the relationship of a number of demographic variables with employee perceptions of participation in workplace decision making, job satisfaction, and organizational and physical stress levels. Construction of a structural model revealed that employee perceptions of participation in workplace decision making was an important variable in relation to job satisfaction and its influence on both reported organizational and physical symptoms of stress. The results lend further credence to the use and development of participatory management schemas within probation organizations.

Research paper thumbnail of The federal witness protection program: Its evolution and continuing growing pains

Criminal Justice Ethics, 1997

... and protection have been offered for information by the United States Government, notably in ... more ... and protection have been offered for information by the United States Government, notably in the case of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar ... it was later indicated that Gotti on that occasion and another had been involved in jury tampering.(124) Not until Sammy the Bull ...

Research paper thumbnail of ARTICLE From the Jailhouse to Capitol Hill: Impacting Mental Health Court Legislation and Defining What Constitutes a Mental Health Court

This article examines congressional testimony preceding the passage of legislation authorizing fe... more This article examines congressional testimony preceding the passage of legislation authorizing federal funds for mental health courts and makes the case for the importance of anecdotal evidence in the process. The magnitude of persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system is considered, as well as factors that have led to the criminalization of this population. The concept of therapeutic jurisprudence is dis-cussed, and commonalities in the emergence of mental health courts and methods of supervision are examined. Areas of concern are addressed, and mental health courts are advocated as a commonsense approach to diverting persons with mental illness from the criminal justice system and ensuring linkages to treatment.

Research paper thumbnail of 10.1177/1043986205285381Journal of Contemporary Criminal JusticeWells et al. / State Probation Officer S ress Gender Matters Differences in State Probation Officer

The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can genera... more The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can generally be categorized into four areas: internal to the organization, external to the orga-nization, the job or task itself, or personal in nature. Historically, criminal justice agen-cies have been characterized as male-dominated organizations. However, the presence of females in the criminal justice arena is growing, as evidenced in this project. The purpose of this analysis is to examine female and male perceptions of stress among what has been a predominately male-occupied position, probation officers. Overall, the findings sug-gest that female probation officers exhibit greater signs of physical stress yet, remark-ably, reflect lower levels of occupational stress in the study at hand. With the limitations of this study in mind, prospects for further research are delineated.

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Matters

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 2006

The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can genera... more The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can generally be categorized into four areas: internal to the organization, external to the organization, the job or task itself, or personal in nature. Historically, criminal justice agencies have been characterized as male-dominated organizations. However, the presence of females in the criminal justice arena is growing, as evidenced in this project. The purpose of this analysis is to examine female and male perceptions of stress among what has been a predominately male-occupied position, probation officers. Overall, the findings suggest that female probation officers exhibit greater signs of physical stress yet, remarkably, reflect lower levels of occupational stress in the study at hand. With the limitations of this study in mind, prospects for further research are delineated.

Research paper thumbnail of The criminalization of mental illness : crisis & opportunity for the justice system

Research paper thumbnail of Corrections and Mental Illness

Research paper thumbnail of Doing Justice for Mental Illness and Society: Federal Probation and Pretrial Services Officers as Mental Health Specialists

Federal Probation, 2003

approximately 6.6 million people were on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole in the United... more approximately 6.6 million people were on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole in the United States. Of this population, over 2 million were incarcerated in the nation’s jails and prisons (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003A). In fact, the number of those incarcerated in the United States has quadrupled since 1980 (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003B). It is estimated that roughly 5 percent of Americans in society have a serious mental illness, and Americans with mental illnesses are significantly overrepresented in the criminal justice system (Council of State Governments et al., 2002). Mental health problems are notably common among correctional populations, including community corrections populations. However, it is difficult to obtain meaningful data on the prevalence of mental illness among correctional populations (Pinta, 2000; Clear et al., 1993). A variety of efforts have been made to attempt to understand the rates of mental illness among different correctional populat...

Research paper thumbnail of The Decision-Making Network: An Introduction to Criminal Justice

Content Notes: The nature and extent of crime in the United States -- The ideological framework o... more Content Notes: The nature and extent of crime in the United States -- The ideological framework of crime control and explanations for crime -- The criminal justice decision network -- Policing in American society -- Police decisions: detection, arrest, and in custody investigation -- Issues in contemporary policing -- Jail, pretrial release, and defense lawyers -- The prosecutor's decisions and plea bargaining -- Arraignment and trial -- Sentencing criminals: prison or probation, life or death -- Community corrections -- Punishments, prisons, and prisoners -- Future issues and trends in criminal justice.

Research paper thumbnail of Participative management and correctional personnel: A study of the perceived atmosphere for participation in correctional decision making and its impact on …

Journal of Criminal Justice, 1997

... High absenteeism and job turnover are cited as two of the most readily identifiable measures ... more ... High absenteeism and job turnover are cited as two of the most readily identifiable measures of the amount of burnout in a working environment (Brown, 1986). ... JB ( 1985 ). Officer stress: Costs,causes and cures. Corrections lda 47:4t'5 I. Huckabee, RG (1992). ...

Research paper thumbnail of Factors Influencing Federal and State Probation Officer Turnover Intention

Research paper thumbnail of Crime and Punishment in Great Britain

The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Attitudes on Participation Survey

Research paper thumbnail of Stressors Experienced by State and Federal Probation Officers

Stress, Trauma, and Wellbeing in the Legal System, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Job Opinion Scale

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Matters: Differences in State Probation Officer Stress

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 2006

The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can genera... more The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can generally be categorized into four areas: internal to the organization, external to the organization, the job or task itself, or personal in nature. Historically, criminal justice agencies have been characterized as male-dominated organizations. However, the presence of females in the criminal justice arena is growing, as evidenced in this project. The purpose of this analysis is to examine female and male perceptions of stress among what has been a predominately male-occupied position, probation officers. Overall, the findings suggest that female probation officers exhibit greater signs of physical stress yet, remarkably, reflect lower levels of occupational stress in the study at hand. With the limitations of this study in mind, prospects for further research are delineated.

Research paper thumbnail of From the Jailhouse to Capitol Hill: Impacting Mental Health Court Legislation and Defining What Constitutes a Mental Health Court

Crime & Delinquency, 2003

This article examines congressional testimony preceding the passage of legislation authorizing fe... more This article examines congressional testimony preceding the passage of legislation authorizing federal funds for mental health courts and makes the case for the importance of anecdotal evidence in the process. The magnitude of persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system is considered, as well as factors that have led to the criminalization of this population. The concept of therapeutic jurisprudence is discussed, and commonalities in the emergence of mental health courts and methods of supervision are examined. Areas of concern are addressed, and mental health courts are advocated as a commonsense approach to diverting persons with mental illness from the criminal justice system and ensuring linkages to treatment.

Research paper thumbnail of “Sing Me Back Home:” Using Country Music to Clarify Criminological Theory in Undergraduate Courses

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

Research paper thumbnail of Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System

Psychiatric Services, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of The Future of Community Corrections Is Now

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 2011

The political, economic, and social context in which community corrections functions makes it ext... more The political, economic, and social context in which community corrections functions makes it extremely difficult to achieve successful outcomes. The current fiscal crisis, however, is forcing change as many states can no longer support the cost of our 30-year imprisonment binge. As in the past, community corrections will be expected to pick up the pieces of an overcrowded and expensive prison system. The authors argue that community corrections is capable of taking on this challenge and can be successful if policy makers take action to reduce prison and community supervision populations, ensure that agencies are structured to proactively support evidence-based practice, and recognize corrections as a human services profession. The authors present a number of actions that can be taken to promote a new era of shared responsibility in corrections that is framed within a human rights perspective and driven by an ethic of care.

Research paper thumbnail of Opening the Manager's Door: State Probation Officer Stress and Perceptions of Participation in Workplace Decision Making

Crime & Delinquency, 2003

Stress can be costly not only to individuals but also to organizations. Participatory management ... more Stress can be costly not only to individuals but also to organizations. Participatory management has been recommended as a means for reducing probation officer stress. This article via self-report surveys of probation personnel in a southern state considers the relationship of a number of demographic variables with employee perceptions of participation in workplace decision making, job satisfaction, and organizational and physical stress levels. Construction of a structural model revealed that employee perceptions of participation in workplace decision making was an important variable in relation to job satisfaction and its influence on both reported organizational and physical symptoms of stress. The results lend further credence to the use and development of participatory management schemas within probation organizations.

Research paper thumbnail of The federal witness protection program: Its evolution and continuing growing pains

Criminal Justice Ethics, 1997

... and protection have been offered for information by the United States Government, notably in ... more ... and protection have been offered for information by the United States Government, notably in the case of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar ... it was later indicated that Gotti on that occasion and another had been involved in jury tampering.(124) Not until Sammy the Bull ...

Research paper thumbnail of ARTICLE From the Jailhouse to Capitol Hill: Impacting Mental Health Court Legislation and Defining What Constitutes a Mental Health Court

This article examines congressional testimony preceding the passage of legislation authorizing fe... more This article examines congressional testimony preceding the passage of legislation authorizing federal funds for mental health courts and makes the case for the importance of anecdotal evidence in the process. The magnitude of persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system is considered, as well as factors that have led to the criminalization of this population. The concept of therapeutic jurisprudence is dis-cussed, and commonalities in the emergence of mental health courts and methods of supervision are examined. Areas of concern are addressed, and mental health courts are advocated as a commonsense approach to diverting persons with mental illness from the criminal justice system and ensuring linkages to treatment.

Research paper thumbnail of 10.1177/1043986205285381Journal of Contemporary Criminal JusticeWells et al. / State Probation Officer S ress Gender Matters Differences in State Probation Officer

The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can genera... more The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can generally be categorized into four areas: internal to the organization, external to the orga-nization, the job or task itself, or personal in nature. Historically, criminal justice agen-cies have been characterized as male-dominated organizations. However, the presence of females in the criminal justice arena is growing, as evidenced in this project. The purpose of this analysis is to examine female and male perceptions of stress among what has been a predominately male-occupied position, probation officers. Overall, the findings sug-gest that female probation officers exhibit greater signs of physical stress yet, remark-ably, reflect lower levels of occupational stress in the study at hand. With the limitations of this study in mind, prospects for further research are delineated.

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Matters

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 2006

The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can genera... more The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can generally be categorized into four areas: internal to the organization, external to the organization, the job or task itself, or personal in nature. Historically, criminal justice agencies have been characterized as male-dominated organizations. However, the presence of females in the criminal justice arena is growing, as evidenced in this project. The purpose of this analysis is to examine female and male perceptions of stress among what has been a predominately male-occupied position, probation officers. Overall, the findings suggest that female probation officers exhibit greater signs of physical stress yet, remarkably, reflect lower levels of occupational stress in the study at hand. With the limitations of this study in mind, prospects for further research are delineated.

Research paper thumbnail of The criminalization of mental illness : crisis & opportunity for the justice system

Research paper thumbnail of Corrections and Mental Illness

Research paper thumbnail of Doing Justice for Mental Illness and Society: Federal Probation and Pretrial Services Officers as Mental Health Specialists

Federal Probation, 2003

approximately 6.6 million people were on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole in the United... more approximately 6.6 million people were on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole in the United States. Of this population, over 2 million were incarcerated in the nation’s jails and prisons (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003A). In fact, the number of those incarcerated in the United States has quadrupled since 1980 (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003B). It is estimated that roughly 5 percent of Americans in society have a serious mental illness, and Americans with mental illnesses are significantly overrepresented in the criminal justice system (Council of State Governments et al., 2002). Mental health problems are notably common among correctional populations, including community corrections populations. However, it is difficult to obtain meaningful data on the prevalence of mental illness among correctional populations (Pinta, 2000; Clear et al., 1993). A variety of efforts have been made to attempt to understand the rates of mental illness among different correctional populat...

Research paper thumbnail of The Decision-Making Network: An Introduction to Criminal Justice

Content Notes: The nature and extent of crime in the United States -- The ideological framework o... more Content Notes: The nature and extent of crime in the United States -- The ideological framework of crime control and explanations for crime -- The criminal justice decision network -- Policing in American society -- Police decisions: detection, arrest, and in custody investigation -- Issues in contemporary policing -- Jail, pretrial release, and defense lawyers -- The prosecutor's decisions and plea bargaining -- Arraignment and trial -- Sentencing criminals: prison or probation, life or death -- Community corrections -- Punishments, prisons, and prisoners -- Future issues and trends in criminal justice.

Research paper thumbnail of Participative management and correctional personnel: A study of the perceived atmosphere for participation in correctional decision making and its impact on …

Journal of Criminal Justice, 1997

... High absenteeism and job turnover are cited as two of the most readily identifiable measures ... more ... High absenteeism and job turnover are cited as two of the most readily identifiable measures of the amount of burnout in a working environment (Brown, 1986). ... JB ( 1985 ). Officer stress: Costs,causes and cures. Corrections lda 47:4t'5 I. Huckabee, RG (1992). ...

Research paper thumbnail of Factors Influencing Federal and State Probation Officer Turnover Intention

Research paper thumbnail of Crime and Punishment in Great Britain

The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Attitudes on Participation Survey

Research paper thumbnail of Stressors Experienced by State and Federal Probation Officers

Stress, Trauma, and Wellbeing in the Legal System, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Job Opinion Scale

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Matters: Differences in State Probation Officer Stress

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 2006

The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can genera... more The causes of stress for criminal justice practitioners, including probation officers, can generally be categorized into four areas: internal to the organization, external to the organization, the job or task itself, or personal in nature. Historically, criminal justice agencies have been characterized as male-dominated organizations. However, the presence of females in the criminal justice arena is growing, as evidenced in this project. The purpose of this analysis is to examine female and male perceptions of stress among what has been a predominately male-occupied position, probation officers. Overall, the findings suggest that female probation officers exhibit greater signs of physical stress yet, remarkably, reflect lower levels of occupational stress in the study at hand. With the limitations of this study in mind, prospects for further research are delineated.

Research paper thumbnail of From the Jailhouse to Capitol Hill: Impacting Mental Health Court Legislation and Defining What Constitutes a Mental Health Court

Crime & Delinquency, 2003

This article examines congressional testimony preceding the passage of legislation authorizing fe... more This article examines congressional testimony preceding the passage of legislation authorizing federal funds for mental health courts and makes the case for the importance of anecdotal evidence in the process. The magnitude of persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system is considered, as well as factors that have led to the criminalization of this population. The concept of therapeutic jurisprudence is discussed, and commonalities in the emergence of mental health courts and methods of supervision are examined. Areas of concern are addressed, and mental health courts are advocated as a commonsense approach to diverting persons with mental illness from the criminal justice system and ensuring linkages to treatment.