Depictions of correctional officers in newspaper media: an ethnographic content analysis

Vickovic, Samuel G.; Griffin, M. L.; Fradella, Henry F.

doi:10.1080/1478601x.2013.823423

Cited by 25 publications

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“…More specifically, research conducted by Bevan, Houdmont, and Menear (2010) that examined the psychosocial working conditions reported by staff working in several prisons in the United Kingdom found lower well-being in relation to demands, control, support, role clarity, relationships, and change management than recommended levels. Research in the United Kingdom and the United States has also found that prison officers’ work is typically portrayed negatively by the media and unappreciated or even stigmatized by the public (Crawley & Crawley, 2007; Tracy & Scott, 2006; Vickovic, Griffin, & Fradella, 2013), which can be an additional source of stress.…”

Section: Working Conditions and Health In Prisonmentioning

confidence: 99%

When Are You Coming Back? Presenteeism in U.K. Prison Officers

2019

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Presenteeism has negative implications for staff wellbeing and the safety of prisons, but little is known about its prevalence and causes. This mixed-methods study examines these issues among 1,682 UK officers. Most respondents (84%) reported working while sick at least sometimes, with 53% always doing so. Six linked themes were identified that underpinned presenteeism in the prison sector: punitive absence management systems; pressure from management; short-staffing and fear of letting colleagues down; job insecurity; fear of disbelief and shaming; and duty and professionalism. The implications of presenteeism for the health and job performance of prison officers are considered.

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Section: Working Conditions and Health In Prisonmentioning

confidence: 99%

When Are You Coming Back? Presenteeism in U.K. Prison Officers

2019

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“…ECA is an interactive, reflexive, and narrative approach to the thematic analysis of documents-or "any symbolic representation that can be recorded or retrieved for analysis" (Altheide and Schneider, 2013: 5). ECA is the preferred method for identifying how methods of communication, and their meaning, "reflect other aspects of culture" (Altheide and Schneider, 2013: 27), and has been used to identify themes in a variety of texts including news (Vickovic et al, 2013), websites (Fishwick and Mak, 2015), and social media policies (Rodesiler, 2017). Furthermore, ECA has been used to analyze images and narratives in television (Kuhn-Wilken et al, 2012) and video games (Steinmetz, 2017), as well as posts on social media, including Twitter (Lemke and Chala, 2016) and Facebook (Gajaria et al, 2011).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vigilante or Viking? Contesting the mediated constructions of Soldiers of Odin Norge

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Parsons

2017

Crime, Media, Culture

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In 2015, Europe experienced the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War. Along with terrorist attacks in Europe over the last decade, the refugee crisis has fueled a rise in the popularity of both far-right political parties and extremist groups—such as Finland’s Soldiers of Odin ( S.O.O.). The group debuted in late 2015, but quickly spread throughout Scandinavia. The popularity of S.O.O. coincided with a resurgent interest in Viking culture, and new country groups have been reported worldwide. This article explores the contested identity of the Norwegian chapter, Soldiers of Odin Norge ( S.O.O.N.), in national news (Norge) and networked spaces (social media). The mediated discourse was analyzed using ethnographic content analysis, with an appreciation for the intertextuality of the ambiguous political rhetoric. We found social media to be an important site for contesting the dominant narrative of ‘vigilante’ identified in the news articles. Drawing from cultural criminology, we further explored the contrast between mediated images, where Viking culture became the symbolic identifier for S.O.O.N., and the collective construction of meaning in the discourse. Finally, we argue that because the group’s identity was forged from, and exists because of, media-related communications, S.O.O.N. could be characterized as a ‘media-based collectivity’ (Couldry and Hepp, 2017).

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“…Research has documented that the public views corrections work-and particularly the role of the corrections officer-as undesirable (Vickovic, Griffin, and Fradella, 2013), and the sector has historically preferred to operate out of the spotlight, sharing little directly with the public. Much of the information the public receives is therefore filtered through the media; The role of corrections staff, particularly in institutions, is generally viewed to be custodial or surveillance-oriented, which limits the sector's ability to attract new talent.…”

Section: Public Image Of the Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…however, portrayals are not always accurate. For example, an ethnographic content analysis of articles from major U.S. newspapers revealed that corrections officers and the jobs they perform were portrayed negatively in close to 80 percent of the sample (Vickovic, Griffin, and Fradella, 2013). Less than 7 percent of the articles were classified as positive, with the remainder deemed neutral.…”

Section: Public Image Of the Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%