Author ORCID Identifier
Armstrong - https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6003-0031
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2000
Publication Title
Justice Quarterly
Volume
17
Issue
2
First Page
333
Last Page
357
Abstract
In this study we assessed the impact of individual employee characteristics, organizational attributes, and quality of the correctional environment on the turnover intentions of juvenile correctional staff members. Both individual characteristics and organizational attributes were significant predictors of turnover intentions. The individual characteristics were age, race, and education; the organizational variables were job satisfaction, stress, and staff support and communication. In general, the organizational attributes were stronger predictors of turnover. Only one variable pertaining to the quality of correctional environment, facility's amount of care toward juveniles, was significantly related to turnover. In contrast to findings of previous research, dangerousness, gender, and tenure were not related to staff turnover. We discuss the implications of these results for correctional staffing.
Recommended Citation
Mitchell, O., MacKenzie, D.L., Styve, G.J., & Gover, A.R. (2000). The impact of individual, organizational, and environmental attributes on voluntary turnover among juvenile correctional staff members. Justice Quarterly, 17(2), 333-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418820000096351
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Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Justice Quarterly on June 2000, available online:
This article by co-author, Gaylene S. Armstrong, was published under her maiden name, Gaylene J. Styve.