SOCI 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Solid Steel, Junk Food, Civil Death
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Module 4 social world of imprisonment (living and working in prison/jail) Corrections co = correctional of cer: worker unions. In ca, the cali correctional peace of cers association (2014) has more than. 33,000 members, annual budget of mil, 30 in-house lawyers & lobbyists, average salary of ,000, millions spent in political contributions to defeat candidates who cut ca budget during recession. Many people working in the home of ce at most departments have little correctional experience (often haven"t stepped foot in a jail) Department tend to be bureaucratic head of corrections chosen by gov"t & no experience requirement: the future. Co"s report high levels of psychotic disorders of hypertension & heart disease, visiting a physician for health maladies & expressing negative job-related attitudes (pessimism, powerlessness, skepticism) High workloads, lack of autonomy, monotony, health & safety risks, inadequate pay, & poor social status contribute to higher levels of burnout turnout rates 16-38: recruitment in 21st century.