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Work, Culture, and Wellbeing Among Prison Governors in England and Wales


Work, Culture, and Wellbeing Among Prison Governors in England and Wales


Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology

von: Karen Harrison, Rachael Mason, Helen Nichols, Lauren Smith

128,39 €

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 29.07.2024
ISBN/EAN: 9783031574337
Sprache: englisch

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<p>This book offers a focused and detailed insight into the health and wellbeing of&nbsp;prison staff, specifically focussing on prison leaders and managers. The authors&nbsp;bring together expertise from psychology, health, law, and criminology, to&nbsp;<br>
present a unique multidisciplinary examination of health and wellbeing based on&nbsp;interviews with Prison Governors’ Association members. Examining how the&nbsp;participants described their health and wellbeing at work and at home, the&nbsp;<br>
authors reveal dysfunctional culture, disenchantment and disengagement, the&nbsp;heavy weight of expectations and high levels of professional uncertainty relating&nbsp;to the future. It argues that more governor grade specific and arguably mandated&nbsp;support is needed. Recommendations from the book will contribute to improving&nbsp;health and wellbeing amongst the governor work force, feeding into positive&nbsp;outcomes in relation to staff retention and prison expansion challenges.&nbsp;</p>
<p>1. Not an Ordinary Place of Work: The prison working environment and the basis of our study;<br>
2. Current understandings of health, wellbeing and the impacts of the prison working environment;</p>

<p>3. The health and wellbeing of prison governors: Exploring the Power Threat Meaning Framework;<br>
4. The impact of workplace culture on prison governor wellbeing.<br>
5. Is there anybody out there? The role of relationships in prison governor wellbeing;<br>
6. Fears and challenges of working through a pandemic;<br>
7. From workplace disenchantment to re-enchantment;<br>
8. Humanisation of Workplace Wellbeing: &nbsp;A new conceptual model</p>
<p><strong>Karen Harrison</strong> is Professor of Law and Penal Justice in Lincoln Law School at the University of Lincoln, UK.</p>

<p><strong>Rachael Mason</strong> is Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln, UK.</p>

<p><strong>Helen Nichols</strong> is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Criminology, Sociology and Policing at the University of Hull, UK.</p>

<p><strong>Lauren Smith</strong> is Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the School of Psychology at the University of Lincoln, UK.</p>

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<p>“It seems obvious that for people in prison to experience good health and well- being, staff too must feel supported and their health promoted. This book offers&nbsp;focused and detailed insight, specifically focussing on prison leaders and&nbsp;<br>
managers. It is an excellent contribution offering new and empirically informed&nbsp;ways of thinking and practicing workplace wellbeing in prisons.”&nbsp;<br>
—Professor James Woodall, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, UK&nbsp;</p>

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<p>“Prof. Karen Harrison and colleagues have produced a sustained analysis of work-related well-being issues in a seriously under-studied group, namely prison&nbsp;governors. This is a valuable contribution to the literature”&nbsp;<br>
—Andrew Clements, Lecturer in Work Psychology, Aston University, UK&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>This book offers a focused and detailed insight into the health and wellbeing of&nbsp;prison staff, specifically focussing on prison leaders and managers. The authors&nbsp;bring together expertise from psychology, health, law, and criminology, to&nbsp;<br>
present a unique multidisciplinary examination of health and wellbeing based on&nbsp;interviews with Prison Governors’ Association members. Examining how the&nbsp;participants described their health and wellbeing at work and at home, the&nbsp;<br>
authors reveal dysfunctional culture, disenchantment and disengagement, the&nbsp;heavy weight of expectations and high levels of professional uncertainty relating&nbsp;to the future. It argues that more governor grade specific and arguably mandated&nbsp;support is needed. Recommendations from the book will contribute to improving&nbsp;health and wellbeing amongst the governor work force, feeding into positive&nbsp;outcomes in relation to staff retention and prison expansion challenges.&nbsp;<br>
&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Karen Harrison</strong> is Professor of Law and Penal Justice in Lincoln Law School at&nbsp; the University of Lincoln, UK.&nbsp;<br>
<strong>Rachael Mason</strong> is Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care in the School of&nbsp;Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln, UK.<br>
<strong>Helen Nichols</strong> is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Criminology,&nbsp;Sociology and Policing at the University of Hull, UK.<br>
<strong>Lauren Smith</strong> is Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the School of Psychology at the University of Lincoln, UK.</p>
Draws on lived experiences Contributes to the body of literature looking at prison managers and their working environment Examines the unique health and wellbeing challenges that prison managers face
<p>“Prof. Karen Harrison and colleagues have produced a sustained analysis of work-related well-being issues in a seriously under-studied group, namely prison governors. The research sheds light on their experiences, some which reflect the general conditions of the prison sector, and many reflecting their specific job role. This book will be of interest to scholars in work-related wellbeing who take an interest in job role context, scholars who study the prison sector, as well as practitioners who work in the prison sector. This is a valuable contribution to the literature.” (Andrew Clements, Lecturer in Work Psychology, Aston University, UK)<br>
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“Over the past decade or more, there has been welcome research attention to the health of people in prison. This, overwhelmingly, has focused on those serving custodial sentences and far less so on prison staff and prison leaders. It seems obvious that for people in prison to experience good health and well-being, staff too must also feel supported and their health promoted. This book offers a focused and detail insight into the health and wellbeing of prison staff, specifically focussing on prison leaders and managers. It is an excellent contribution offering new and empirically informed ways of thinking and practicing workplace wellbeing in prisons.” (Professor James Woodall, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, UK)<br>
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