What does job satisfaction mean to line staff?

In 2009, the Bureau of Justice Assistance funded a study to enhance hiring, retention and leadership development by providing correctional leaders with evidence-based workplace insights.

Over 2,000 line staff and 500 administrators responded, but their views on job satisfaction and their work environments were vastly different.

In this video, Lexipol co-founder Gordan Graham shares why leaders must understand how line staff perceive job satisfaction in order to improve correctional officer recruitment and retention.  

What's Your Story?

Do you have a story to share? An experience that can help others? Then consider writing an article for American Jails magazine. Tell how you went from having a problem to finding a solution. Your experiences and expertise can greatly assist individual agencies in particular, and the field of local corrections in general. For more information about submitting an article or guest editorial, please review our submission guidelines, or send an e-mail to sandral@aja.org.

Resources for Jail Leaders, Chaplains

Many senior- and mid-level jail administrators will reach retirement age within the next few years. Without adequate preparation, jails will struggle with a rapid loss of experienced leaders in the not-too-distant future. The challenge facing jails today is to discover new ways to retain and groom experienced employees for leading jails tomorrow and to recruit new employees with high qualifications as the jail leaders of the future. 

The resources on this site are dedicated to continued growth in professionalization and effectiveness of jail leadership both now and in the future.

Click here for the list of resources. 

 

There are more than 3,500 local jails and correctional institutions throughout the United States.
The American Jail Association offers a career resource center for any individual who is seeking
a position in the corrections field.  Successful candidates possess superior skills, integrity, and
knowledge. 

Are you looking for a career in corrections or looking to hire correction profesisonals?
                                   Check out our Career Center.
         Post a career, search for a career, look at "Why Corrections?" and more.

 

 

 

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