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Cheryl Lero Jonson, Ph.D.

Cheryl Lero Jonson, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact the author about her research at jonsonc@xavier.edu.

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Men's Central Jail
Correctional Management
Is corrections work prestigious?
Despite the bravery and challenges inherent in corrections work, correctional officers and jailers’ prestige is rated significantly lower by the public than similar public safety positions
May 28, 2024 05:01 PM
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Alexander L. Burton, Ph.D.
City of New York Corrections Officer on duty
Corrections Training
The shock factor of correctional officer training
If training academies can facilitate and promote commitment to the occupation, it could be possible to slow the surge of correctional officers leaving the occupation each year
August 28, 2023 06:21 PM
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Alexander L. Burton, Ph.D.
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Re-Entry and Recidivism
Fulfilling the mission of rehabilitation through training
Although rehabilitating those serving time behind bars is a chief mission for state departments of correction, recent research reveals a potential stumbling block in achieving this goal
July 24, 2023 01:30 PM
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Alexander L. Burton, Ph.D.
New York City corrections officers
Corrections1 Research Center
What the public expects of corrections officers
We asked Americans if they prefer COs to serve in a more “traditional” punitive and custody-focused manner or to take a more “progressive” rehabilitative approach
May 16, 2023 10:27 PM
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Alexander L. Burton, Ph.D.
New York City corrections officers
Corrections1 Career Resources
What the public really thinks of corrections officers
We polled 1,000 Americans about their views of corrections officers. The results may surprise you
March 16, 2023 11:49 AM
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Alexander L. Burton, Ph.D.
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Recruitment
Keeping ‘bad apples’ out of the barrel: Early identification of correctional officers with bad intentions
Out of the nearly 700 correctional officers surveyed, approximately 6% indicated they had nefarious or disconcerting reasons for working in corrections
January 10, 2023 06:25 PM
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Alexander L. Burton, Ph.D.