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Role Conflict And Nonsexual Boundary Violations Among Correctional Officers, Ronald M. Ruggiero
Role Conflict And Nonsexual Boundary Violations Among Correctional Officers, Ronald M. Ruggiero
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Role Conflict and Nonsexual Boundary Violations Among Correctional Officers
by
Ronald Ruggiero
Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
Human Service--Criminal Justice
Walden University
May 2014
Abstract
Despite the growing presence of prisons in American society, little is known about challenges experienced in the job performed by correctional officers (COs); specifically, no research has investigated how their intermediary status between inmates and prison management can result in role conflict. This descriptive case study explored role conflict among 10 retired CO's and the presence of inmates who enter prison with a high public …