Title

EXPLORING POTENTIAL ANTECEDENTS OF JOB INVOLVEMENT An Exploratory Study Among Jail Staff

Authors

Authors

E. G. Lambert;E. A. Paoline

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Crim. Justice Behav.

Keywords

jail staff; job involvement; job variety; formalization; input into; decision-making; administrative support; ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR; PERSON-ENVIRONMENT FIT; RED TAPE; DETENTION OFFICERS; CORRECTIONAL STAFF; EMPLOYEE REACTIONS; WORK; INVOLVEMENT; ROLE-CONFLICT; SATISFACTION; COMMITMENT; Psychology, Clinical; Criminology & Penology

Abstract

Jail staff are the heart and soul of any jail. Jails rely on staff to complete a myriad of tasks and duties in order to maintain a safe, secure, and humane jail facility. One area of importance is job involvement (i.e., the psychosocial bond between the staff member with his or her job). The current study examined the job characteristics model to explain job involvement among staff at a large county correctional system in Orlando, Florida. The job characteristic variables were formalization, instrumental communication, relations with coworkers, input into decision making, job variety, perceived dangerousness of the job, role strain, and administrative support. It was found that formalization, input into decision making, and administrative support all had positive associations with job involvement. The implications of these findings for correctional researchers and practitioners are discussed.

Journal Title

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volume

39

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

264

Last Page

286

WOS Identifier

WOS:000300179200003

ISSN

0093-8548

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