Robert M Worley
Biographic Data
| ID | 254765 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert M Worley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert M |
| FAMILY NAME | Worley |
| SIGNATURE | WORLEY R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lamar University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 99 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Dirty Bosses In The Texas Department Of Criminal Justice
The Rivals? A Treatise on Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert’s Howard Stern Appearances and an Extended Commentary on Opposable Thumbs
In his book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever, Matt Singer provides readers with a thoughtful examination of the twenty-three-year collaboration of two of the most successful and widely known film critics ever to appear on television. As the author discusses, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert worked at rival newspapers—the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times—and they were fiercely competitive, even “mortal enemies” (3).…
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…
A Look at Ron Huff’s Contributions to Social Justice
his doctorate in sociology from Ohio State in 1974, studying criminology under his main mentor, Simon ("Sy") Dinitz.He became a leading authority on gangs and wrongful convictions.Ron served as a consultant on gangs, youth violence, and public policy to several federal agencies, including the US Senate Judiciary Committee, the FBI National Academy, the US Department of Justice, as well as state
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…
Thinking About James Q. Wilson
A Chat with Deterrence Scholar Brian Forst
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…
Memoirs of a Guard-Researcher
Recent media reports have attempted to shed light on correctional officers who end their careers in disgrace for either having sexual relationships with prisoners or for smuggling contraband into correctional facilities. In this article, I take an autoethnographic approach, reflecting on my seven years as a “guard-researcher” and demonstrate through real-life examples how inmates identify the weak links among prison employees, subtly feel them ou…
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…
Corruption
Corruption and acts of on‐the‐job deviance are most likely committed by employees in almost every type of law enforcement endeavor. Both rank‐and‐file criminal justice employees and upper‐echelon administrators have engaged in acts of corruption or serious misconduct. These inappropriate acts can range from being minor (e.g., accepting a gift or gratuity) to very serious (e.g., stealing cash and drugs from an arrestee). Much literature has been w…
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…
What Makes Them Tick
(2011). What Makes Them Tick: Lessons on High Productivity from Leading Twenty‐First Century Academic Stars. Journal of Criminal Justice Education: Vol. 22, New Directions in Research Examining Publication Productivity and Rankings in Criminology and Criminal Justice, pp. 130-149
Lois Presser
Guards as Embezzlers
Some correctional employees end their careers in disgrace by engaging in "inappropriate relationships" with inmates. This study employed face-to-face interviews with thirty-two inmate manipulators who admitted to behaving inappropriately with prison staff members. Based on the interviews, our findings indicate that offenders are very likely to persist in establishing relationships with correctional employees who have what Cressey (Citation1973) r…
Prison Guard Predators
Recently, media accounts have shed light on a number of correctional employees who were terminated for engaging in "inappropriate relationships" with prisoners. This study employed face-to-face interviews of 32 inmate "turners" who were investigated for engaging in inappropriate relationships with security officers. We found that many inmate manipulators share similar attitudes and beliefs regarding inappropriate relationships. Our findings indic…
Prison Guard Predators
Recently, media accounts have shed light on a number of correctional employees who were terminated for engaging in "inappropriate relationships" with prisoners. This study employed face-to-face interviews of 32 inmate "turners" who were investigated for engaging in inappropriate relationships with security officers. We found that many inmate manipulators share similar attitudes and beliefs regarding inappropriate relationships. Our findings indic…
Guards as Embezzlers
Some correctional employees end their careers in disgrace by engaging in "inappropriate relationships" with inmates. This study employed face-to-face interviews with thirty-two inmate manipulators who admitted to behaving inappropriately with prison staff members. Based on the interviews, our findings indicate that offenders are very likely to persist in establishing relationships with correctional employees who have what Cressey (Citation1973) r…
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…
Memoirs of a Guard-Researcher
Recent media reports have attempted to shed light on correctional officers who end their careers in disgrace for either having sexual relationships with prisoners or for smuggling contraband into correctional facilities. In this article, I take an autoethnographic approach, reflecting on my seven years as a “guard-researcher” and demonstrate through real-life examples how inmates identify the weak links among prison employees, subtly feel them ou…
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…
Dirty Bosses In The Texas Department Of Criminal Justice
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…
Prison Guard Predators
Recently, media accounts have shed light on a number of correctional employees who were terminated for engaging in "inappropriate relationships" with prisoners. This study employed face-to-face interviews of 32 inmate "turners" who were investigated for engaging in inappropriate relationships with security officers. We found that many inmate manipulators share similar attitudes and beliefs regarding inappropriate relationships. Our findings indic…
Guards as Embezzlers
Some correctional employees end their careers in disgrace by engaging in "inappropriate relationships" with inmates. This study employed face-to-face interviews with thirty-two inmate manipulators who admitted to behaving inappropriately with prison staff members. Based on the interviews, our findings indicate that offenders are very likely to persist in establishing relationships with correctional employees who have what Cressey (Citation1973) r…
Lois Presser
What Makes Them Tick
(2011). What Makes Them Tick: Lessons on High Productivity from Leading Twenty‐First Century Academic Stars. Journal of Criminal Justice Education: Vol. 22, New Directions in Research Examining Publication Productivity and Rankings in Criminology and Criminal Justice, pp. 130-149
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…
Corruption
Corruption and acts of on‐the‐job deviance are most likely committed by employees in almost every type of law enforcement endeavor. Both rank‐and‐file criminal justice employees and upper‐echelon administrators have engaged in acts of corruption or serious misconduct. These inappropriate acts can range from being minor (e.g., accepting a gift or gratuity) to very serious (e.g., stealing cash and drugs from an arrestee). Much literature has been w…
Memoirs of a Guard-Researcher
Recent media reports have attempted to shed light on correctional officers who end their careers in disgrace for either having sexual relationships with prisoners or for smuggling contraband into correctional facilities. In this article, I take an autoethnographic approach, reflecting on my seven years as a “guard-researcher” and demonstrate through real-life examples how inmates identify the weak links among prison employees, subtly feel them ou…
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…
Thinking About James Q. Wilson
A Chat with Deterrence Scholar Brian Forst
A Look at Ron Huff’s Contributions to Social Justice
his doctorate in sociology from Ohio State in 1974, studying criminology under his main mentor, Simon ("Sy") Dinitz.He became a leading authority on gangs and wrongful convictions.Ron served as a consultant on gangs, youth violence, and public policy to several federal agencies, including the US Senate Judiciary Committee, the FBI National Academy, the US Department of Justice, as well as state
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…
The Rivals? A Treatise on Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert’s Howard Stern Appearances and an Extended Commentary on Opposable Thumbs
In his book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever, Matt Singer provides readers with a thoughtful examination of the twenty-three-year collaboration of two of the most successful and widely known film critics ever to appear on television. As the author discusses, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert worked at rival newspapers—the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times—and they were fiercely competitive, even “mortal enemies” (3).…
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…
Dirty Bosses In The Texas Department Of Criminal Justice
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