Owen's study is of excellent quality and should be considered
required reading for students of these topics. Ultimately this book
will be ranked as a significant sociological study of the
correctional officer for its pioneering application of the
interactionist theoretical perspective to this increasingly
visible, yet still little-understood, occupational group. "Criminal
Justice RevieW"
Based on interviews with 125 prison workers and participant
observation, this in-depth study examines the prison worker's world
as a foundation for a theory of social control. By analyzing the
intricate relations among the workers themselves rather than among
the prisoners, Barbara Owen posits that social control arises
through the combination of interaction, power, and meaning. Owen
argues that the motives of workers are practical, rather than
pathological as suggested by earlier research. She focuses her
study on the social context of the prison shop floor--challenging
the accepted idea that prison work is difficult because of the
prisoners. The findings indicate that the problems of the prison
workers are structurally induced and arise from interaction with
co-workers rather than with prisoners.
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