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Summary of Results from the 1990 Prison Social Climate Survey

NCJ Number
133764
Journal
Research Forum Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: June 1991 Pages: 1-8
Author(s)
T. Brooks; P. Brustman; E. Gilman; R. Schoppet; S. Styles
Date Published
1991
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This report summarizes the findings of the Prison Social Climate Survey administered to a representative sample of staff throughout the Bureau of Prisons in 1988, 1989, and 1990.
Abstract
Survey questions cover safety and security, work environment, quality of life, personal well-being, and sociodemographic characteristics of respondents. Only 6.2 percent of respondents reported ever having filed a grievance against management in 1990; most indicated that they had not had a significant enough complaint to warrant a grievance. Staff estimates of the number of heated arguments and various types of assaults among inmates has remained constant since 1988 despite an increase in the inmate population. In 1990, staff reported less frequent contact with inmates they knew or suspected were HIV-infected than in either 1988 or 1989, but concern over the number of inmates who are HIV-infected has remained stable over these 3 years. Respondents reported that they are physically and psychologically healthy. 1 table