William G Saylor
Biographic Data
| ID | 6029782 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William G Saylor |
| GIVEN NAMES | William G |
| FAMILY NAME | Saylor |
| SIGNATURE | SAYLOR W G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Measurement of prison social climate
We review and describe prison climate measurement studies. We compared the factor patterns and stability from three domains of the Prison Social Climate survey (PSC) (Environmental quality of life; Personal well-being; and Safety and security). Stability was compared using randomly split halves of inmate responses from 10 selected US federal prison samples ( n = 950): there were no significant differences. Factor patterns on the same instrument w…
Here today, gone tomorrow, back again the next day
The influence of prisons on inmate misconduct
This article presents the results of multilevel analyses of prisoners' misconduct for the population of over 120,000 federal prisoners incarcerated in June 2001. Prior research has focused on individual-level explanations of inmate misconduct, but this study explicitly examines whether prisons vary in their influence on such misconduct. The study demonstrates that model specification makes a difference in our understanding of which variables are …
Quality of prison operations in the US federal sector
An examination of the quality of operations at private and public prisons is essential to making informed decisions about the desirability of using private and public prisons. Previous studies have used survey data collected from staff and inmates to compare prisons based on the proportions or percentages of staff making favorable evaluations of different items. As argued here and elsewhere, the previous studies have been flawed by methodological…
A comparison of perceptions of the work environment between minority and non-minority employees of the federal prison system
A comparison of perceptions of the work environment between minority and non-minority employees of the federal prison system
Measurement of prison social climate
We review and describe prison climate measurement studies. We compared the factor patterns and stability from three domains of the Prison Social Climate survey (PSC) (Environmental quality of life; Personal well-being; and Safety and security). Stability was compared using randomly split halves of inmate responses from 10 selected US federal prison samples ( n = 950): there were no significant differences. Factor patterns on the same instrument w…
Here today, gone tomorrow, back again the next day
Quality of prison operations in the US federal sector
An examination of the quality of operations at private and public prisons is essential to making informed decisions about the desirability of using private and public prisons. Previous studies have used survey data collected from staff and inmates to compare prisons based on the proportions or percentages of staff making favorable evaluations of different items. As argued here and elsewhere, the previous studies have been flawed by methodological…
A comparison of perceptions of the work environment between minority and non-minority employees of the federal prison system
Quality of prison operations in the US federal sector
An examination of the quality of operations at private and public prisons is essential to making informed decisions about the desirability of using private and public prisons. Previous studies have used survey data collected from staff and inmates to compare prisons based on the proportions or percentages of staff making favorable evaluations of different items. As argued here and elsewhere, the previous studies have been flawed by methodological…
The influence of prisons on inmate misconduct
This article presents the results of multilevel analyses of prisoners' misconduct for the population of over 120,000 federal prisoners incarcerated in June 2001. Prior research has focused on individual-level explanations of inmate misconduct, but this study explicitly examines whether prisons vary in their influence on such misconduct. The study demonstrates that model specification makes a difference in our understanding of which variables are …
Here today, gone tomorrow, back again the next day
Measurement of prison social climate
We review and describe prison climate measurement studies. We compared the factor patterns and stability from three domains of the Prison Social Climate survey (PSC) (Environmental quality of life; Personal well-being; and Safety and security). Stability was compared using randomly split halves of inmate responses from 10 selected US federal prison samples ( n = 950): there were no significant differences. Factor patterns on the same instrument w…
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (5 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Prison (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)