Examines the correctional workforce through the eyes of individuals from very different ethnic, racial, age, and religious backgrounds.

The Full Spectrum

Full Spectrum: Essays on Staff Diversity in Corrections


By Carla Smalls, Editor
The correctional workplace is a very diverse environment, combining people from different backgrounds. This book examines the correctional workforce through the eyes of individuals from very different ethnic, racial, age, and religious backgrounds. Includes essays from some of the leading experts in the field. 182 pages. 2004.
Chapters include:

  • Effective Communication Embraces Diversity
  • Age Diversity in Corrections
  • Generational Implications of Cross-Cultural Communication
  • Religious Diversity: A Kaleidoscope of Faiths
  • Latinos in Corrections: One View
  • Latinos in Corrections: Another View
  • American Indians
  • Asian Americans
  • African-American Women in Corrections
  • Diversity in Correctional Management: An Essential Tool
  • Correctional Officers Need Cultural Diversity Training
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