Emma Dove
PhD Student
She/Her | B.A, Criminal Justice and Public Policy, University of Guelph; M.A, Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy, University of Guelph
Sociology
Queen's University
Supervisor: Dr. Nicole Myers
My proposed research has the ultimate goal of understanding the relationship between incarcerated people and correctional officers, and how this connection can potentially impact rates of recidivism. The research will be guided by three main questions: 1) How do incarcerated individuals perceive the way they are treated by correctional officers? 2) How do incarcerated individuals perceive fairness within the carceral institution? 3) How do perceptions of treatment and fairness inform an individual's view of the legitimacy of CSC? These questions will address the incarcerated person-correctional officer relationship from the perspective of incarcerated individuals and inform potential areas for improvement. The goal in identifying these areas is to develop new training strategies for correctional officers to improve the working relationship between them and incarcerated individuals.