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Offender Classification: Issues and Opportunities

Brandon, Pamela J.

National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC)

Published 2001. 73 pages.

The text of and overheads used during a presentation about prison classification are provided. This session addresses: strategies for managing trends; standardization of policy application; the system viewed from a macro level; system integration; intake assessment; comprehensive classification systems; classification process; facility level classification; external classification; internal classification; needs assessment; managing high-risk offenders; automated classification functions; integrated monitoring system; technologies; and systematic redesign. Accession Number: 018795

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