What are the perceived benefits of correctional work?

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There are many reasons why people who work in corrections might find it gratifying. For one, people are attracted to correctional work because it has been a booming business for a number of decades, creating thousands of jobs in the process. Correctional work also provides a steady, if not lucrative, paycheck. People like to make a difference in people’s lives. When they see someone change for the better, and know they might have contributed to that change, this is when correctional work can be personally fulfilling. It is also possible that those who are attracted to correctional work are curious about the human psyche and how it operates. Some might also find it rewarding to be engaged in keeping these seriously deviant and violent offenders off the streets, and in that sense to be part of the justice-dispensing machinery that is corrections.

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