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A Psychological Profile Analysis Of Selected Employees Of The Indiana Department Of Correction, Stanley Kent Showalter
A Psychological Profile Analysis Of Selected Employees Of The Indiana Department Of Correction, Stanley Kent Showalter
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Problem. The personality of employees is a vital key to understanding and improving the present correctional system. It was the purpose of the present study to assess, describe, and analyze a selected group of state correctional employees.
Method. The Bipolar Psychological Inventory and several demographic questions were used in assessing the personality of correctional employees and inmates. Cattell's Coefficient of Pattern Similarity (rp) was employed to measure and analyze several characteristics of correctional employee sub-groups. Three hundred sixty-three employees and four hundred forty-eight inmates were studied.
Results. Among the most important results obtained were indications of significant relationships …