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  • 017241

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  • Published 2001.
  • 3 pages.

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  • Prison Classification
  • Prisons

Critical Issues and Developments in Prison Classification

Publication year: 2001 | Cataloged on: Oct. 31, 2006
Thumbnail preview ANNOTATION: In order to enable correctional administrators to anticipate further improvements in objective classification, this bulletin provides a summary of current critical classification issues. Topics briefly discussed include: re-evaluation of existing prison classification systems; external and internal classification; classification systems for women inmates; identification of high risk and special management inmates; the use of classification for reentry and inmate transition programs; the impact of longer prison terms; using classification for planning purposes; and the need for on-going research and evaluation of classification practices.
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