Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Disciplinary System
Report Number I-2004-008
September 2004
As mentioned in the "Purpose, Scope, and Methodology" section, we surveyed a sample of 441 BOP employees out of a population of approximately 33,600. Sixty-two percent (275 of 441) responded. In our findings sections, we cite the percentage of employees having certain opinions. The precision of our estimates about these opinions, based on a 95 percent confidence level, is shown below. The calculations were computed using standard statistical formulas for a simple random sample.
Table 13: Investigations of Employee Misconduct
Page Where Statement Is Located | Survey Statement | Percentage | 95% Confidence Interval |
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14 | Employees have read the Standards of Employee Conduct. | 91.64 | ±3.26 |
14 | Employees are aware of the BOP's requirements for reporting employee misconduct. | 96.36 | ±2.20 |
14 | Employees who witnessed employee misconduct did not always report it to proper authorities. | 41.18 | ±11.69 |
14 | Employees do not believe their fellow employees always report misconduct. | 66.05 | ±5.62 |
16 | Investigations are thorough. | 73.53 | ±7.40 |
16 | Investigations are not thorough. | 26.47 | ±3.26 |
Source: OIG analysis of BOP data |
Table 14: Reasonableness of Disciplinary System
Page Where Statement Is Located | Survey Statement | Percentage | 95% Confidence Interval |
---|---|---|---|
27 | Discipline is not appropriate. | 26.15 | ±7.54 |
27 | Discipline is too lenient. | 16.92 | ±6.43 |
Source: OIG analysis of BOP data |
Table 15: Consistency of Disciplinary System
Page Where Statement Is Located |
Survey Statement | Percentage | 95% Confidence Interval |
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31 | Employees are treated differently according to their job title. | 59.63 | ±7.56 |
31 | Employees are treated differently according to their grade level. | 59.62 | ±7.68 |
31 | Employees are treated differently according to their gender. | 43.05 | ±7.88 |
31 | Employees are treated differently according to their race. | 43.42 | ±7.86 |
Source: OIG analysis of BOP data |
Table 16: Timeliness of Disciplinary System
Page Where Statement Is Located | Survey Statement | Percentage | 95% Confidence Interval |
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39 | Misconduct investigations are not handled in a timely manner. | 42.57 | ±7.95 |
40 | Adjudication of discipline is not timely. | 33.59 | ±8.07 |
Source: OIG analysis of BOP data |