NCJ Number
102344
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 32 Issue: 3 Dated: (July 1986) Pages: 291-301
Date Published
1986
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This article describes a method for determining relative levels of institutional security, which can be customized to fit the unique characteristics of each jurisdiction's array of facilities.
Abstract
While a number of State departments of corrections have developed and are using objective classification systems, many of these pay minimal attention to one important component of this approach -- classifying their institutions. Inconsistencies within systems -- for example, the same institutional title being applied to dissimilar facilities -- leads to mismatches between inmate security needs and prison designation. (Author abstract)