Dr. Carmen Poulin
Department of Psychology
University of New Brunswick
Department of Psychology
University of New Brunswick
| Freda Burdett and I have completed an initial study examining the everyday life of women correctional officers. We are particularly interested in the impact the institution has on how women officers’ work is organised, and how they make sense of it cognitively. We are planning a similar study with female inmates, and a larger scale study (in Ontario and the Maritime Provinces) with women correctional officers. Aspects of officers’ work that require managing violence has retained our attention. We recently submitted a report on the findings from the initial study to the New Brunswick Advisory Committee on the Status of Women where we make policy recommendations. Through completing this work, Freda is meeting the research requirements for her PhD in Clinical Psychology. |
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| Related Publications and Presentations Burdett, F., & Poulin, C. (2004). Negotiating the hegemony of masculinity: Women in Corrections. Canadian Psychology/ Psychologie canadienne, 45:2a, 136. Burdett, F., & Poulin, C. (2003). New Brunswick Female Correctional Officers’ Experience of Abuse and Violence. Report submitted to the New-Brunswick advisory council on the status of women. (pp. 22). Burdett, F., & Poulin, C. (2004). Negotiating the hegemony of masculinity: Women in Corrections. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, St-John’s, Newfoundland. Burdett, F., & Poulin, C. (2003). The Psychological Realities of Women Correctional Officers' Everyday Experiences. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention, Hamilton, Ontario. Burdett, F., & Poulin, C. (2003). The Everyday Life of Female Correctional Officers. 20th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Studying Social Life Qualitatively, Ottawa, Ontario. |