Chapter 13

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Castle, T. L. (2008). Satisfied in the jail?: Exploring the predictors of job satisfaction among jail officers. Criminal Justice Review, 33(1), 48-63.

                                                                                
1. What was the research question of this study?
2. How does this study fill a gap in research concerning jail officers?
3. What future research is suggested by the author and why?

Wener, R. (2006). Effectiveness of the direct supervision system of correctional design and management: A review of the literature. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 33(3), 392-410.

1. What is the direct supervision system of correctional management?
2. What types of studies have been completed concerning direct supervision? And how do they compare?
3. What are the findings related to direct supervision?

Sabath, M. J., & Payne, W. (2012). Providing inmate access to the courts: U. S. prison strategies for complying with constitutional rights. The Prison Journal, 92(1), 45-62.

1. What data is utilized in this study? What are its strengths and weaknesses ?
2. What are the independent and dependent variables in this study?
3. What are the findings related to strategies of the prison system?