Full Description
Parole officers (POs) support rehabilitation and desistance but face mental health challenges and occupational stressors. Parole Work in Canada provides novel insight into the occupational routines, mental health impacts, and identities of this oft-overlooked group of correctional workers. The authors conducted 150 interviews with POs employed in Canada's federal correctional system and traverse prison and community spaces in their analyses. They also examined how workplace culture and relationships affect POs' well-being, provide implications for occupational routines created by COVID-19; interrogate organizational structures, culture, and practice; and unpack how POs understand carceral space, self-presentation, and the tensions between supervising and supporting criminalized people.
Contents
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Contextualizing Parole in Canada
Part I: Mental Health and Occupational Well-being
Chapter 2: Mental Health and Well-Being: Unpacking the Impacts of Trauma in Parole Work
Chapter 3: Experiences of Occupational Stress and Burnout
Chapter 4: Parole Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Part II: Organizational Structure
Chapter 5: How Organizational Culture Shapes Parole Work and Well-Being
Chapter 6: Nonverbal Communication and Perceptions of Interorganizational Justice
Chapter 7: Coachability and Parole Workplace Culture
Part III: Carceral Spaces
Chapter 8: Gender, Risk, and Presentation of Self in Institutional Parole Work
Chapter 9: Understanding and Navigating Risk in a Carceral Workspace
Chapter 10: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
