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Social Science Criminology

Also Serving Time

Canada's Provincial and Territorial Correctional Officers

by (author) Rosemary Ricciardelli

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2019
Category
Criminology, General, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487513122
    Publish Date
    Nov 2019
    List Price
    $37.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487521387
    Publish Date
    Oct 2019
    List Price
    $37.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781487501419
    Publish Date
    Oct 2019
    List Price
    $80.00

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Also Serving Time informs readers about the realities of provincial and territorial prison work in Canada. Exploring the nuances of the job, Rosemary Ricciardelli shows how officer orientations and attitudes toward prisoners are interconnected and foundational in shaping their own experiences as well as those of managerial and administrative staff and prisoners themselves. Drawing on interviews with one hundred correctional officers with experience in a range of provincial and territorial prisons, Ricciardelli provides theoretical and applied explorations of officer orientations, interpretations, and risk propensity to show how perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs – both at the individual and structural levels – shape prison practices.

 

Detailing officers' experiences working with male and female adult prison populations, Also Serving Time unpacks how gender informs the actions and self-presentation of correctional officers. Ricciardelli confirms that tasks of daily living underpinned by pervasive risk potential shape prison work. Through the officer accounts presented, the book provides an opportunity for readers to explore how punishment and "rehabilitation," gender, and the hierarchical structure of prison management together shape officers’ daily realities.

About the author

Rosemary [Rose] Ricciardelli is a professor of Sociology, the Coordinator for Criminology, and Co-Coordinator for Police Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She is an Associate Scientific Director of the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) and a Senior Research Fellow with Correctional Services Canada.

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