Examining Correctional Officers’ Fear Of Victimization By Inmates: The Influence Of Fear Facilitators And Fear Inhibitors

Keywords

correctional officer; fear; victimization

Abstract

Perceptions of fear in the correctional literature typically seek to predict factors such as procedural justice, turnover, and satisfaction rather than identify the antecedents to fear. In addition, studies on perceptions of safety consistently uncover female officers reporting higher levels of fear. The current study applies the concepts of fear facilitators and inhibitors, found in the general fear of crime literature, as a mechanism to explain perceptions of emotional and cognitive fear among correctional officers with a focus on differences between males and females. The study examines 40 institutions and 901 correctional officers to investigate theoretical, institutional, and individual predictors of correctional officer perceptions of inmate fear. Results show the predictors of fear differ between males and females and also demonstrate the importance of fear facilitators, individual characteristics, and institutional factors for determining emotional and cognitive fear.

Publication Date

6-1-2017

Publication Title

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Volume

28

Issue

5

Number of Pages

462-487

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0887403415589630

Socpus ID

85018730567 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85018730567

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