Handbook for Evaluating Objective Prison Classification Systems. [Rev.ed.]

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Handbook for Evaluating Objective Prison Classification Systems

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Author(s)

• Alexander, Jack
• Austin, James

Source(s)

• National Council on Crime and Delinquency (San Francisco, CA)

Sponsor(s)

• National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC)

Details

Published 1992. 98 pages.

Related Topics

• Classification research (Statistics &Research)
• Evaluation program (Statistics &Research)
• Prison classification (Offender Management)

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