Classification of High-Risk and Special Management Prisoners: A National Assessment of Current Practices

Results from a survey "designed to obtain information on the procedures used to classify high-risk inmates, particularly those in protective custody or administrative segregation, and inmates with mental illness or medical problems" are presented (p. xvi). Six chapters follow an executive summary:

• Introduction;
• Overview of risk assessment;
• Risk assessment systems and instruments;
• Findings of the National Survey of the Management of High-Risk Inmates;
• Identification and review of model programs;
• And issues and recommendations.