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Emotionellt arbete och belastning i fängelsearbete: utvecklingen över tid
Örebro University, School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences. (ProSA)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9999-0574
Örebro University, School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences. (ProSA)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5683-179X
2023 (Swedish)In: Arbetsmarknad & Arbetsliv, ISSN 1400-9692, E-ISSN 2002-343X, Vol. 29, no 3-4, p. 27-41Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [sv]

Kriminalvårdare är ett komplext yrke som dagligen hanterar intagna i fängelser, vilket innefattar att bemöta olika känslouttryck. Denna artikel handlar om hur detta emotionella arbete förändrats över tid. Den baseras på en jämförelse av data från två forskningsprojekt (2009 och 2019). Resultatet visar att kriminalvårdare upplever att det emotionella arbetet blivit mer påtagligt, och att den belastning och trötthet som följer av detta blivit större. Samtidigt upplever många små möjligheter till återhämtning från detta under arbetstiden.

Utvecklingen kan ses i ljuset av den ökade beläggningen men kan också kopplas till ideologiska och organisatoriska förändringar inom den svenska kriminalvården.

Abstract [en]

Prison officers is a complex occupation that deals with inmates at prisons daily, which includes encountering different emotional expressions. In this article we discuss how this emotional labour has changed over time. This is done by comparing data from two research projects (2009 and 2019). The results of such a comparison shows that prison officers feel that the emotional labour has become more tangible, and that the burden and fatigue that follows from this has become greater. At the same time, many prison officers experience few opportunities to recover from this type of strain during working hours. The development can be seen in the light of increased prison overcrowding but may also be linked to ideological and organizational changes within the Swedish Prison and Probation Services.

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Karlstad: Arbetsvetenskap vid Karlstads universitet , 2023. Vol. 29, no 3-4, p. 27-41
Keywords [en]
prison officer, prisons, emotional labour, emotional strain
Keywords [sv]
kriminalvårdare, fängelser, emotionellt arbete, emotionell belastning
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Social Work
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-109866DOI: 10.58236/aa.25111OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-109866DiVA, id: diva2:1814283
Available from: 2023-11-23 Created: 2023-11-23 Last updated: 2024-02-06Bibliographically approved

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