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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Work and Gender Issues in Secure Juvenile Delinquency Facilities

Daniel Pelletier

University of Qudbec at Hull, P.O. Box 1250, Station B,Hull, Quebec J8X 3X7, Canada

Sylvain Coutu

University of Qudbec at Hull, P.O. Box 1250, Station B,Hull, Quebec J8X 3X7, Canada

Annie Lamonde

University of Québec at Hull, P.O. Box 1250, Station B, Hull, Québec J8X 3X7, Canada

The aim of this research was to study the effects of a majority or minority status in the work environment (referred to as "tokenism" by R. M. Kanter) on certain markers of work-life quality among direct care staff working with juvenile delinquents in sexually segregated residential facilities. A sample of 401 youth counselors (162 men and 239 women) participated in the research. Four groups of subjects representing gender majority and minorities were created: men (n = 125) and women (n = 60) working with delinquent boys, and women (n = 179) and men (n = 37) working with delinquent girls. Self-report written assessments were used to measure sources of job stress, coping, job satisfaction, and burnout. Results indicated that ratios interact with gender to create different levels of work-life quality for majority and minority men and women.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 40, No. 1, 32-43 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X96401005
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