Date of Award
12-1999
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. Susan Caulfield
Second Advisor
Dr. Ron Kramer
Third Advisor
Dr. Zoann Snyder
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
In the examination of the literature dealing with stress as it relates to corrections, normally "juvenile corrections workers are not considered, due to the dearth of stress-related research" (Huckabbe, 1992, p. 479). This thesis is a qualitative project designed to analyze detention workers' views on stress. I was interested in finding out the following two things: (1) the workers' identification of the major stressors in their job, and (2) the ways the workers coped with the stressors identified.
Structured interviews were conducted with one third (12) of the detention staff that worked at a forty bed juvenile detention center in Michigan. The interviews were hand recorded and then the findings were reported and analyzed for patterns in the responses to the interview schedule.
Two major stressors were identified: (1) poor relationships between the staff and the administrative personnel, and (2) the job position of supervisor. The coping process was a relatively quick process, except for workers who were supervisors.
Recommended Citation
Schmid, Matthew J., "Stress at a Juvenile Detention Center: Identifying Stressors and Examining the Coping Process" (1999). Masters Theses. 5021.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/5021