Cynicism Toward Change and Career Stage: An Exploration of Work Environment and Organizational Based Characteristics Among Prison Officers in Ghana

Abstract Prison officer cynicism toward change (CTC) has received limited attention in the penal literature. In global south, there been very research on CTC among prison officers. addressing this gap, we utilized data from officers based low- and medium- security prisons Ghana to assess level of whether levels reported differed across different career stages. We also examine impact individual, work-environment, organizational predictors Our results reveal similar moderate at all Organizational-based factors were stronger than work-environment variables. Input into decision making was only predictor identify a number vital contributions theory practice.