Preliminary Data on the Correctional Personnel Rating Scale,

Willis, Jerry; Jessup, Bart; Savage, Peter; Cooper, Gary; Slesser, Ruth

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“…Institutional practices of a variety of kinds have been investigated by psychologists. Some work has been done on the selection and training of correctional officers (Ross, 1981; Willis, Jessup, Savage, Cooper, & Slesser, 1979) and on the assignment of institutional misconducts (Bonta & Kiern, 1978; Bonta & Nanckivell, 1980). Among the most important and interesting institutional phenomena are the occurrence of assaults within institutions and the institutions' responses to them (Porporino & Dudley, 1984; Porporino & MacDonald-Depew, 1983; Porporino & Marton, 1983; Quinsey & Varney, 1977).…”

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Contributions of Canadian applied psychological research to correctional and psychiatric institutions.

Rice¹,

Quinsey²

1986

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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Psychological research done in Canada and relevant to the treatment of persons institutionalized in psychiatric and correctional settings is reviewed. Studies are divided into four categories: prevention, assessment, treatment, and release. Although some innovative and influential applied research has been accomplished, the amount of applied research is relatively small and tends to focus on assessment rather than treatment issues. A discussion of some of the factors responsible for the relative paucity of relevant research is followed by a discussion of what might be done to improve the quantity and quality of research efforts in the future. Rule and Adair (1984) recently summarized the substantial contributions of psychology as a social science to Canadian society. In that paper, contributions by psychologists to the treatment of the mentally ill or to correctional populations were not reviewed. The present paper is a summary of research completed by psychologists in Canada that is relevant to the treatment of persons institutionalized in psychiatric and correctional settings. We have chosen to limit the scope of the paper to studies that have had fairly direct applications and studies in which possible applications are mentioned. Although we have attempted to identify, or at least sample, all of the Canadian research that meets these criteria, our coverage of more recent material is better than that of older, and our coverage of material published in French is very poor.The paper begins with a review of relevant papers. Papers are divided into four categories: prevention, assessment, treatment, and release. Following the review is a discussion of some of the factors responsible for the relative paucity of relevant research, and a discussion of what might be done to improve the situation in the future.Thanks are due to G. Harris for helpful comments on an earlier draft of this paper, and to R. Berry, W.R.N. Blair, P. Gendreau, J. Pettifor, and many others for providing much helpful material. Apologies are due to many people, especially those who publish in French, whose work did not come to our attention.

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Contributions of Canadian applied psychological research to correctional and psychiatric institutions.

Rice¹,

Quinsey²

1986

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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Thy brother's keeper: A review of the literature on correctional officers

Philliber

1987

Justice Quarterly

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Four-Factor Structure of the Correctional Personnel Rating Scale

Mitchell

Yun

Pinkos

2008

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Lors de l'évaluation du rendement des agents de correction, on oublie souvent de cibler des comportements professionnels importants, particulièrement de déterminer ceux qui sont efficaces ou inefficaces, et les interactions avec les autres membres du personnel et les détenus. L'É chelle de notation du personnel correctionnel (ENPC) vise à capter ces comportements ainsi que ceux liés aux tâches routinières traditionnelles. On a obtenu deux évaluations de rendement, à l'aide de cette échelle, pour chacun des 742 agents de correction. Une analyse des facteurs exploratoires a révélé quatre facteurs ayant servi à évaluer avec fiabilité (1) les comportements professionnels désirables, (2) les comportements professionnels indésirables, (3) la maîtrise émotionnelle et (4) les relations avec les détenus. Les résultats indiquent que l'ENPC est un outil détaillé et efficace pour évaluer le rendement professionnel des agents de correction.Mots clés : évaluation du rendement, sélection, évaluation du personnel, personnel correctionnel Correctional officer performance appraisals often neglect to target important job behaviours, particularly those involving ineffective as well as effective work behaviours, and interactions with other staff and inmates. The Correctional Personnel Rating Scale (CPRS) was designed to capture these behaviours as well as traditional routine task-related behaviours. Two performance ratings were obtained, using the CPRS, for each of 742 correctional officers. An exploratory factor analysis identified four factors that reliably assessed (1) desirable work behaviours, (2) undesirable work behaviours, (3) emotional control, and (4) inmate relations. Findings indicate that the CPRS is an effective, comprehensive tool for assessing correctional officers' job performance.

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Preliminary Data on the Correctional Personnel Rating Scale,

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Contributions of Canadian applied psychological research to correctional and psychiatric institutions.

Contributions of Canadian applied psychological research to correctional and psychiatric institutions.

Thy brother's keeper: A review of the literature on correctional officers

Four-Factor Structure of the Correctional Personnel Rating Scale

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