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  • 011994

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  • Published 1994.
  • 63 pages.

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  • Classification Research
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  • Evaluation Program

Understanding Why Inmates Are Misclassified: The Use of Qualitative Methods in Evaluating Objective Prison Classification

Publication year: 1994 | Cataloged on: Oct. 31, 2006
Thumbnail preview ANNOTATION: This study of classification systems has two purposes. The first is to test new methods for evaluating objective prison classification systems by using qualitative research methods. The second is to examine why inmates often do not behave as expected according to their classification level. By looking at two prison systems, this report provides the process evaluation results of their classification systems and explains the factors that influence inmate behaviors.
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