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Work, Culture and Wellbeing among Prison Governors in England and Wales

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  • Jul 2024

Overview

Authors:
  1. Karen Harrison

    1. Law School, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom

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  2. Rachael Mason

    1. School of Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom

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  3. Helen Nichols

    1. Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

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  4. Lauren Smith

    1. School of Psychology, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom

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  • Draws on lived experiences
  • Contributes to the body of literature looking at prison managers and their working environment
  • Examines the unique health and wellbeing challenges that prison managers face

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology (PSIPP)

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Keywords

  • Prison Health
  • Workplace culture
  • Health psychology
  • Organizational psychology
  • Prison culture
  • Mental health in prison

About this book

This book offers an important insight into the health and wellbeing of prison operational managers and governor grades working within prisons in the UK. The authors bring together expertise from psychology, health, law, and criminology, to present a unique multidisciplinary examination of health and wellbeing based on interviews with Prison Governors’ Association members. Examining how the participants described their health and wellbeing at work and at home, the authors reveal dysfunctional culture, disenchantment and disengagement, the heavy weight of expectations and high levels of professional uncertainty relating to the future. It argues that more governor grade specific and arguably mandated support is needed. Recommendations from the book will contribute to improving health and wellbeing amongst the governor work force, feeding into positive outcomes in relation to staff retention and prison expansion challenges.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Law School, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom

    Karen Harrison

  • School of Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom

    Rachael Mason

  • Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

    Helen Nichols

  • School of Psychology, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom

    Lauren Smith

About the authors

Karen Harrison is Professor of Law and Penal Justice in Lincoln Law School at the University of Lincoln, UK.

Rachael Mason is Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln, UK.

Helen Nichols is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Criminology, Sociology and Policing at the University of Hull, UK.

Lauren Smith is Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the School of Psychology at the University of Lincoln, UK.

 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Work, Culture and Wellbeing among Prison Governors in England and Wales

  • Authors: Karen Harrison, Rachael Mason, Helen Nichols, Lauren Smith

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-57432-0Due: 11 August 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-57435-1Due: 11 August 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-57433-7Due: 11 August 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2753-0604

  • Series E-ISSN: 2753-0612

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 200

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations

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