Problem-solving Covid-19: A qualitative inquiry into how correctional officers and administrators have responded to the dynamic problems of the coronavirus pandemic.

IF 2.3 3区社会学 Q2 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Psychology Public Policy and Law Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI:10.1037/law0000388

Frank Ferdik, George M. Froggé, Sierra Doggett

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Jail administrators and officers have been confronted with a number of workplace problems as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Ever since its emergence, they have been required to contain outbreaks of the virus, manage a correctional population that has grown increasingly frustrated over restrictions imposed on their movements, and contend with health protocols that have been in a constant state of fluctuation. This article commences the literature on how exactly jail staff have responded to these serious problems. Semistructured interview data collected from administrators and officers employed in a county-level jail located in the southeastern United States (N = 21) revealed how, to contain viral spread, respondents received the vaccine and wore masks at all times while working. Trauma-informed leadership was embraced by superiors to help their line-staff deal with the confusion created by constant health policy changes, while gentle communication styles were adopted to de-escalate potentially hostile interactions with detainees. Implications for correctional policy and practice are discussed in light of these findings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

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解决Covid-19问题:对惩教人员和管理人员如何应对冠状病毒大流行的动态问题进行定性调查。

由于冠状病毒大流行，监狱管理人员和官员面临着许多工作场所问题。自疫情出现以来，他们一直被要求控制病毒的爆发，管理对行动限制越来越感到沮丧的教养所人口，并应对不断波动的卫生协议。本文开始研究监狱工作人员如何准确应对这些严重问题的文献。从位于美国东南部的一个县级监狱的管理人员和官员(N = 21)收集的半结构化访谈数据显示，为了遏制病毒传播，受访者在工作时如何接种疫苗并始终戴着口罩。创伤知情的领导被上级所接受，以帮助他们的一线工作人员处理不断变化的卫生政策所造成的混乱，同时采用温和的沟通方式来减少与被拘留者之间潜在的敌意互动。根据这些发现讨论了对惩教政策和实践的影响。(PsycInfo数据库记录(c) 2023 APA，版权所有)

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