Perceived Occupational Adversity and the Wellbeing of Community Corrections Officers: International Findings

ICPA2023 Presentation by Jeffrey Pfeifer (ICPA2023-PID022)

Author

Dr Jeffrey Pfeifer Ph.D., M.Leg.St.

Professor, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Jeffrey Pfeifer, Ph.D., M.Leg.St. is Associate Professor of forensic psychology at Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) and Adjunct Professor at Namibia University of Science and Technology. Professor Pfeifer also holds a research position with the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science and has been teaching and researching in the areas of forensic and correctional psychology for over 25 years. He has published numerous articles as well as testified as an expert witness in both Canada and the United States. Professor Pfeifer’s research has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada and Appellate Courts in Ontario and British Columbia. He is the recipient of the 2004 and 2017 International Corrections and Prisons Association Research Awards. Most recently Professor Pfeifer has been conducting a program of research on the use of technology and gaming as a platform for positively impacting the wellbeing of prison officers as well as other professionals working in the justice sector.

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