The Future of Offender Classification: Some Cautions and Prospects.

Clements, Carl B.

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ERIC Number: EJ245338

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Publication Date: 1981-Mar

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The Future of Offender Classification: Some Cautions and Prospects.

Clements, Carl B.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, v8 n1 p15-38 Mar 1981

Selected offender classification practices, past and present, are reviewed. Megargee's requirements for a "good" classification system are amplified, and a critique of several current approaches is provided. The role of classification deficiencies in prison conditions litigation is summarized. Guidelines from commissions, courts, scholars, and government institutes are listed. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Classification, Correctional Institutions, Criminal Law, Criminals, Data Collection, Guidelines, Placement, Prisoners, Reliability, State of the Art Reviews, Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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