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17 Women & Crim. Just. 1 (2005-2006)

handle is hein.journals/wwcj17 and id is 1 raw text is: Women as Breadwinners: The Gendered Nature of Side-Bets and Their Influence on Correctional Officers' Commitment to the Organization Marie L. Griffin ABSTRACT. Increasingly, researchers have examined workplace factors that influence correctional officers' commitment to the organization, yet few have assessed the way in which factors outside the immediate work en- vironment influence attachment or whether the effects differ for male and female officers. Making use of Becker's concept of side-bets, this study ex- amined the gendered nature of outside influences on correctional officers' commitment to remain with the prison organization until retirement. The findings suggest that some measures of side-bets function differently for male and female officers, with those side-bets representing family affilia- tion and financial responsibility significantly influencing female, but not male officers' level of continuance commitment. doi:10.1300/J012v17n01_01 [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Ser- vice: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <docdelivery@haworthpress.com> Website: <http://www.HaworthPress.com> @ 2005by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.] KEYWORDS. Women correctional officers, organizational commit- ment, prisons, side-bet Marie L. Griffin, PhD, is Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, Arizona State University, 4701 W. Thunderbird Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85069-7100 (E-mail: Marie.Griffin@asu.edu). The author would like to thank the Arizona Department of Corrections for their as- sistance and support in conducting this study. The findings and conclusions are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Arizona Department of Corrections. Women & Criminal Justice, Vol. 17(1) 2005 Available online at http://wcj.haworthpress.com @ 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1300/J012v17nO1_01 1

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