Staff Perspectives on Prison Climate: Evidence from Delaware

• In Event: Correctional Staff Perspectives on Prison Climate: Evidence from the Prison Research & Innovation Initiative

Abstract

This presentation will review key findings from a survey administered in conjunction with the Prison Research & Innovation Initiative to correctional staff in a Delaware Department of Correction facility. It will provide an overview of staff attitudes toward prison, thoughts about the prison environment in which they work, and priorities for reform, among other topics. The presentation will link these findings to potential reform opportunities to be implemented in the future as part of the PRII project.

Authors

• Daniel O'Connell, University of Delaware

• Darryl Chambers, University of Delaware

• Christy Visher, University of Delaware

• Emalie Rell, University of Delaware

• Dayna Belfiore, Delaware Department of Correction