May 16, 2024

Violence, stress on rise for correctional workers: report

B.C. correctional officers are increasingly exposed to blood, feces, vomit, and urine in a hostile and stressful working environment, according to a new report released Tuesday. The report, Correctional Officers in British Columbia 2011: Abnormal Working Conditions, by SFU criminologist Neil Boyd, cites overcrowding and understaffing as main … [Read more...]