Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
Violence Vict. 2020 Feb 1;35(1):68-87. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-18-00141.
The purpose of this article is to extend the existing literature on the workplace experiences of staff who work with juvenile offenders. We do this by assessing the extent of secondary trauma among a sample of juvenile detention officers and juvenile probation officers, and examine whether or not predictors of secondary trauma differ by position. Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression results based on a survey of 298 staff reveal that secondary trauma is relatively low among both juvenile detention officers and juvenile court/probation officers. Additionally, results indicate predictors of secondary trauma differ for each of these job positions. Experiencing threat or harm from offenders increased secondary trauma for detention officers but not for probation/court officers. However, having a higher level of education and input into decision-making decreased secondary trauma for probation/court officers, but not for detention officers. Greater support from coworkers led to decreased secondary trauma for both detention and probation/court officers. Implications for detention and probation agencies include efforts to improve supervisor and coworker support, as well as debriefing sessions after threat of harm incidents have occurred.
本文旨在扩展现有关于与青少年罪犯一起工作的工作人员工作场所经历的文献。我们通过评估青少年拘留官和青少年缓刑官样本中的二次创伤程度来做到这一点，并检查二次创伤的预测因素是否因职位而异。基于对 298 名员工的调查的普通最小二乘法 (OLS) 回归结果表明，青少年拘留官和青少年法庭/缓刑官的二次创伤相对较低。此外，结果表明，这些工作岗位的二次创伤预测因素各不相同。遭受罪犯的威胁或伤害会增加拘留官员的二次创伤，但不会增加缓刑/法庭官员的二次创伤。然而，接受更高水平的教育和参与决策会减少缓刑/法庭官员的二次创伤，但不会减少拘留官员的二次创伤。来自同事的更多支持会减少拘留和缓刑/法庭官员的二次创伤。对拘留和缓刑机构的影响包括努力改善主管和同事的支持，以及在发生伤害威胁事件后进行汇报会议。
