I Do Not Trust You And I Want To Leave: Organizational Trust and Turnover Intent Among U.S. Jail Staff

• In Event: Issues Facing Criminal Justice Employees In Different Nations

Abstract

While not often studied, jail staff are an important part of the criminal justice system. Organizational trust by employees is important for an organization, and is low or missing, an employee may wish to leave employment with the organization. The current study explored the association of different types of organizational trust with turnover intent among jail staff. The data came from staff working at a U.S. jail. The results will be presented and discussed.

Authors

• James Wells, Eastern Kentucky University

• Eric Lambert, Indiana University Northwest

• Kevin Minor, Eastern Kentucky University

• Nancy Hogan, Ferris State Univerity

• Shannon Barton, Indiana State University

• David White, Ferris State Univerity

• Daniel Hall, Miami University

• Morris Jenkins, Lewis University

• Huma Zia, Lewis University