The “causes” of police brutality: Theory and evidence on police use of force

This chapter focuses on the impact of the work environment on staff job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intent. The concept of job satisfaction studies a wide and diverse research fields. The work a person carries out in the course of a job takes place in a setting known as work environment, composes of much more than just physical elements. The key areas of the work environments are organizational power, promotional opportunity, supervision, and organizational fairness. The chapter discusses the comprehensive models that provide a framework for correctional administrators to understand the process of correctional staff voluntary turnover more thoroughly. The causal model allows researchers to test the direct and indirect effects among the variables in the model. Testing the causal model demonstrates the past multivariable correctional research. The chapter also illustrates the multiple layers of criminal justice theories. Some theories focus on the aggregate level, while others attempt to explain variations found at the individual level.