D. Robinson et al., THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATIONAL-ATTAINMENT ON THE ATTITUDES AND JOB-PERFORMANCE OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, Crime and delinquency, 43(1), 1997, pp. 60-77
Some prison managers assume that recruitment of correctional officers
with postsecondary educational credentials promotes job satisfaction a
nd offender rehabilitation This assumption was tested using a sample o
f 218 officers. Results supported earlier findings that postsecondary
education correlates with endorsement of rehabilitation and job dissat
isfaction. However, university graduates were not more willing than le
ss-educated officers to engage in offender treatment and there were no
apparent effects of education on job performance,job involvement, and
career development needs. The findings imply that education alone can
not enhance correctional outcomes and lead to the professionalization
of correctional officers.