PARITY ISSUES AND ATTRITION: THE STUDY.

PARITY (Social sciences); JAILS; SALARIES of correctional personnel; PAY equity; LAW enforcement

GORDON, PAM; LAWRENCE, FREDERICK; PRIEST, LORRAINE; DELANEY, RAYMOND; BYNUM, RAY

The article offers information on a study conducted by College of Criminal Justice on parity issues and attrition in jails. Topics discussed include losing of correctional officers to law enforcement due to difference in pay ranges, decline in attrition rates because of recession, inequality in benefits of training opportunities in jails, and the need to improve corrections system.