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Exploring the gendered nature of work-family conflict on job stress, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among correctional officers

Weston J. MorrowBritni L. AdamsSamuel G. Vickovica Department of Criminal Justice, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, Nevada, USAb School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, & Emergency Management, California State University, Long Beach, CA, USAWeston J. Morrow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at University of Nevada, Reno. He earned a B.S. in Social Science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; an M.S. in criminal justice from California State University, Long Beach; and a Ph.D. in criminology and criminal justice at Arizona State University. He has conducted research on the Fourth Amendment, police use of force, courts and sentencing, and juvenile justice. Dr. Morrow’s work has appeared in the American Journal of Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Studies, the Criminal Law Bulletin, the Journal of Crime and Justice, Justice Policy Journal, Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, and Police Quarterly.Britni L. Adams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at University of Nevada, Reno. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California Irvine. Her research focuses on family and youth experiences that are impacted by crime and the criminal justice system. Specifically, one branch of her research examines family networks who are connected to in incarcerated family member. The other main branch of her research highlights developmental outcomes and the evolution of relationships following family violence and child maltreatment. Her work has appeared in Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Family Relations, and Sociology Compass.Samuel G. Vickovic is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management at California State University, Long Beach. He earned a PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Arizona State University in 2015. He has conducted research concerning media depictions of medical marijuana, media depictions of correctional officers, correctional officer organizational attitudes, and sentencing disparities. His current research interests include correctional officers and the intersection of criminal justice systems, media, and popular culture.

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