TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Staff beliefs about the negotiation of serious prison incidents
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Walsh, Jennie L.
A1  - Davies, Jason
A1  - Bagshaw, Ruth
A1  - Payne, Elizabeth
SP  - 59
EP  - 70
VL  - 39
IS  - 1
N2  - Negotiation forms an important part of the response to serious incidents in prison, yet staff attitudes toward negotiation have been subject to very little formal investigation. This article presents the first research into a new scale, the Beliefs About Negotiation Scale. Preliminary investigation suggests that the scale has promising psychometric properties. With respect to convergent validity, the scale has overlap with the Attitude Towards Prisoners Scale. Divergent validity was demonstrated through the more positive attitudes toward negotiation among negotiators and incident commanders, in comparison to tactical staff and general staff. The implications for these findings are considered.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854811426105
ID  - ref1
ER  -