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“Everyone Needs to Be Cared For”: Exploring Care from the Perspective of Prison Officers Working with Young Adult Offenders
Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice ( IF 0.915 ) Pub Date : 2021-08-24 , DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.1945835
Laura Frost 1 , Helen Scott 1 , Abdullah Mia 2 , Helena Priest 1
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ABSTRACT

The purpose of the current study was to explore the care related experiences of prison officers working on an Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway service, located within a prison for young adults. Due to the exploratory nature of the study, a qualitative, grounded theory approach was utilized. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve officers. The data were analyzed in accordance with constructionist grounded theory methodology. The results identified the core category of relationships and two additional categories: impact of caring and development of officers’ caring approach. These categories were integrated into a model of care. Officers reported caring to be both rewarding and challenging. They expressed beliefs that providing care to service users increases wellbeing and reduces recidivism. The results demonstrate a reciprocal nature to care, with officers needing to receive care themselves in order to care effectively for service users. Officers’ approach to caring for service users was dependent upon an interaction between their own experiences of care, care related values, their relationship with individual service users and their own emotional state. Individual officers and the OPD Pathway service could benefit from additional support and understanding from the prison system.



中文翻译:

“每个人都需要被关爱”:从狱警与青少年罪犯一起工作的角度探索关爱

摘要

本研究的目的是探讨在青少年监狱内从事罪犯人格障碍 (OPD) 通路服务的监狱官员的护理相关经验。由于研究的探索性,采用了定性的、扎根的理论方法。对 12 名军官进行了单独的半结构化访谈。根据建构主义扎根理论方法对数据进行分析。结果确定了关系的核心类别和另外两个类别:关怀的影响和官员关怀方法的发展。这些类别被整合到一个护理模型中。官员们报告说,关心既是有益的,也是具有挑战性的。他们表示相信,为服务使用者提供护理会增加幸福感并减少累犯。结果表明护理具有互惠性质,官员需要自己接受护理才能有效地照顾服务使用者。官员照顾服务使用者的方法取决于他们自己的照顾经验、与照顾相关的价值观、他们与个别服务使用者的关系以及他们自己的情绪状态之间的相互作用。个别官员和 OPD 途径服务可以从监狱系统的额外支持和理解中受益。

更新日期:2021-08-24
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