Vidisha Barua Worley
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 254767 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Vidisha Barua Worley |
| NOMBRES | Vidisha Barua |
| APELLIDO | Worley |
| FIRMA | WORLEY V B |
| AFILIACIONES | Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, USA |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 57 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2011 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
I Might Be a Goody Two-Shoes, but at Least I Have a Job! An Examination of the Correlates of Following Institutional Rules Among Texas Prison Guards
For prisons and jails to run effectively and efficiently, correctional officers need to follow institutional policies and rules. Failure to follow the rules could lead to deviant acts of officer-on-inmate brutality, inappropriate staff-inmate relationships, as well as a variety of other unprofessional behaviors that could undermine the prison regime. In this exploratory study, we collected 501 questionnaires from prison officers in Texas to exami…
Unjust Desserts! Unravelling the Gender-Specific Dimensions of Female Sexual Offending
Western society historically views females as protectors who engage in acts of violence or sexual aggression only when they are triggered by a combative male partner. Nevertheless, research indicates some patterns of female violent offending have been on the rise, and this includes sex crimes. In fact, it has been estimated that female offenders may account for up to 12% of all sexual offenses.. In the present study, we conducted face-to-face int…
Deepening the Guard-Inmate Divide
Some correctional officers end their careers in disgrace when they engage in acts of cruelty against the very inmates they are paid to protect. In the present study, we administered 501 questionnaires to prison guards within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in order to identify characteristics of officers who may possess attitudes favorable to the mistreatment of inmates. We found that younger, male officers, who reported being dissatisfi…
I Can't Get No Satisfaction! An Examination of Correctional Officers' Perceptions of Staff-Inmate Boundary Violations and Willingness to Follow Institutional Rules within the Texas Department of Crimi…
Most correctional officers adhere to strong organizational norms that emphasize the importance of following rules. Some, however, break the custodial frame and behave inappropriately with inmates. Guided by Robert K. Merton's social structure and anomie theory, we examined 501 questionnaires collected from correctional officers within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. When correctional officers perceive that their coworkers engage in boun…
Can I Trust My Co-worker? Examining Correctional Officers' Perceptions of Staff-Inmates Inappropriate Relationships within a Southern Penitentiary System
Recently, Joyce Mitchell, a correctional employee in New York, confessed to assisting two dangerous murderers in an elaborate escape attempt. While our study does not focus on correctional officers who admit to such deviant behaviors, it examines correctional officers' perceptions of boundary violations committed by their co-workers. Using a macro-level ecological framework as our theoretical perspective, namely Sampson, Raudenbush, and Earl's (1…
The Economics of 'Crossing Over
This study seeks to ascertain why some correctional officers engage in boundary violations with inmates in spite of the presence of strong organizational cultural norms which discourage familiarity between staff and offenders. Using an alternate version of Blau and Blau's relative deprivation theory to guide in the interpretation of our analyses, we conclude that poor pay, perceptions of boundary violations by other officers, and lack of family s…
Foucault, Michel
This article discusses French philosopher and postmodernist Michel Foucault's contribution to theoretical criminology. The major works examined include Madness and civilization: A history of insanity in the Age of Reason ; Discipline and punish: The birth of the prison ; The archaeology of knowledge and the discourse on language ; and The history of sexuality , volumes 1, 2, and 3. A recurrent theme in Foucault's works is the power/knowledge dyna…
Inmate Public Autoerotism Uncovered
In correctional settings, some offenders engage in a specific type of sex offense, namely public autoerotism, an aggressive form of masturbatory behavior designed to harass, antagonize, or unsettle employees. This article examines interview data with male inmates who admitted to intentionally exposing themselves to female correctional employees. Using a subcultural sociological framework, specifically Sykes and Matza's (1957 Sykes , Gresham and D…
Guards Gone Wild
Although the study of deviance has been prevalent in the criminal justice literature, there is very little discussion as to the types of deviant acts committed by correctional employees. This may be because prisons are what Goffman (1961 Goffman , Erving. 1961 . Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates . Garden City , NY : Anchor Books . [Google Scholar]) refers to as "total institutions" in his classic study o…
Guards Gone Wild
Although the study of deviance has been prevalent in the criminal justice literature, there is very little discussion as to the types of deviant acts committed by correctional employees. This may be because prisons are what Goffman (1961 Goffman , Erving. 1961 . Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates . Garden City , NY : Anchor Books . [Google Scholar]) refers to as "total institutions" in his classic study o…
Can I Trust My Co-worker? Examining Correctional Officers' Perceptions of Staff-Inmates Inappropriate Relationships within a Southern Penitentiary System
Recently, Joyce Mitchell, a correctional employee in New York, confessed to assisting two dangerous murderers in an elaborate escape attempt. While our study does not focus on correctional officers who admit to such deviant behaviors, it examines correctional officers' perceptions of boundary violations committed by their co-workers. Using a macro-level ecological framework as our theoretical perspective, namely Sampson, Raudenbush, and Earl's (1…
The Economics of 'Crossing Over
This study seeks to ascertain why some correctional officers engage in boundary violations with inmates in spite of the presence of strong organizational cultural norms which discourage familiarity between staff and offenders. Using an alternate version of Blau and Blau's relative deprivation theory to guide in the interpretation of our analyses, we conclude that poor pay, perceptions of boundary violations by other officers, and lack of family s…
Deepening the Guard-Inmate Divide
Some correctional officers end their careers in disgrace when they engage in acts of cruelty against the very inmates they are paid to protect. In the present study, we administered 501 questionnaires to prison guards within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in order to identify characteristics of officers who may possess attitudes favorable to the mistreatment of inmates. We found that younger, male officers, who reported being dissatisfi…
I Can't Get No Satisfaction! An Examination of Correctional Officers' Perceptions of Staff-Inmate Boundary Violations and Willingness to Follow Institutional Rules within the Texas Department of Crimi…
Most correctional officers adhere to strong organizational norms that emphasize the importance of following rules. Some, however, break the custodial frame and behave inappropriately with inmates. Guided by Robert K. Merton's social structure and anomie theory, we examined 501 questionnaires collected from correctional officers within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. When correctional officers perceive that their coworkers engage in boun…
Inmate Public Autoerotism Uncovered
In correctional settings, some offenders engage in a specific type of sex offense, namely public autoerotism, an aggressive form of masturbatory behavior designed to harass, antagonize, or unsettle employees. This article examines interview data with male inmates who admitted to intentionally exposing themselves to female correctional employees. Using a subcultural sociological framework, specifically Sykes and Matza's (1957 Sykes , Gresham and D…
I Might Be a Goody Two-Shoes, but at Least I Have a Job! An Examination of the Correlates of Following Institutional Rules Among Texas Prison Guards
For prisons and jails to run effectively and efficiently, correctional officers need to follow institutional policies and rules. Failure to follow the rules could lead to deviant acts of officer-on-inmate brutality, inappropriate staff-inmate relationships, as well as a variety of other unprofessional behaviors that could undermine the prison regime. In this exploratory study, we collected 501 questionnaires from prison officers in Texas to exami…
Guards Gone Wild
Although the study of deviance has been prevalent in the criminal justice literature, there is very little discussion as to the types of deviant acts committed by correctional employees. This may be because prisons are what Goffman (1961 Goffman , Erving. 1961 . Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates . Garden City , NY : Anchor Books . [Google Scholar]) refers to as "total institutions" in his classic study o…
Inmate Public Autoerotism Uncovered
In correctional settings, some offenders engage in a specific type of sex offense, namely public autoerotism, an aggressive form of masturbatory behavior designed to harass, antagonize, or unsettle employees. This article examines interview data with male inmates who admitted to intentionally exposing themselves to female correctional employees. Using a subcultural sociological framework, specifically Sykes and Matza's (1957 Sykes , Gresham and D…
Foucault, Michel
This article discusses French philosopher and postmodernist Michel Foucault's contribution to theoretical criminology. The major works examined include Madness and civilization: A history of insanity in the Age of Reason ; Discipline and punish: The birth of the prison ; The archaeology of knowledge and the discourse on language ; and The history of sexuality , volumes 1, 2, and 3. A recurrent theme in Foucault's works is the power/knowledge dyna…
The Economics of 'Crossing Over
This study seeks to ascertain why some correctional officers engage in boundary violations with inmates in spite of the presence of strong organizational cultural norms which discourage familiarity between staff and offenders. Using an alternate version of Blau and Blau's relative deprivation theory to guide in the interpretation of our analyses, we conclude that poor pay, perceptions of boundary violations by other officers, and lack of family s…
Can I Trust My Co-worker? Examining Correctional Officers' Perceptions of Staff-Inmates Inappropriate Relationships within a Southern Penitentiary System
Recently, Joyce Mitchell, a correctional employee in New York, confessed to assisting two dangerous murderers in an elaborate escape attempt. While our study does not focus on correctional officers who admit to such deviant behaviors, it examines correctional officers' perceptions of boundary violations committed by their co-workers. Using a macro-level ecological framework as our theoretical perspective, namely Sampson, Raudenbush, and Earl's (1…
I Can't Get No Satisfaction! An Examination of Correctional Officers' Perceptions of Staff-Inmate Boundary Violations and Willingness to Follow Institutional Rules within the Texas Department of Crimi…
Most correctional officers adhere to strong organizational norms that emphasize the importance of following rules. Some, however, break the custodial frame and behave inappropriately with inmates. Guided by Robert K. Merton's social structure and anomie theory, we examined 501 questionnaires collected from correctional officers within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. When correctional officers perceive that their coworkers engage in boun…
Deepening the Guard-Inmate Divide
Some correctional officers end their careers in disgrace when they engage in acts of cruelty against the very inmates they are paid to protect. In the present study, we administered 501 questionnaires to prison guards within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in order to identify characteristics of officers who may possess attitudes favorable to the mistreatment of inmates. We found that younger, male officers, who reported being dissatisfi…
Unjust Desserts! Unravelling the Gender-Specific Dimensions of Female Sexual Offending
Western society historically views females as protectors who engage in acts of violence or sexual aggression only when they are triggered by a combative male partner. Nevertheless, research indicates some patterns of female violent offending have been on the rise, and this includes sex crimes. In fact, it has been estimated that female offenders may account for up to 12% of all sexual offenses.. In the present study, we conducted face-to-face int…
I Might Be a Goody Two-Shoes, but at Least I Have a Job! An Examination of the Correlates of Following Institutional Rules Among Texas Prison Guards
For prisons and jails to run effectively and efficiently, correctional officers need to follow institutional policies and rules. Failure to follow the rules could lead to deviant acts of officer-on-inmate brutality, inappropriate staff-inmate relationships, as well as a variety of other unprofessional behaviors that could undermine the prison regime. In this exploratory study, we collected 501 questionnaires from prison officers in Texas to exami…
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (8 obras) · Criminology (8 obras) · Psychology (8 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (6 obras) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (5 obras) · Law (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Prison (4 obras)