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Findings in Prison Classification and Risk Assessment

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Austin, James

National Institute of Corrections. Prisons Division (Washington, DC)

Published 2003. 7 pages.

New information and knowledge learned regarding classification and risk assessment systems are reviewed. Topics discussed include: differences between prison classification and public risk assessment; differences between external and internal prison classification systems; standards in evaluating prisoner classification and other risk assessment instruments; the logic of prisoner classification systems; issues in reliability; issues in validity; factors associated with misconduct; impact of prison management and environment; and the need to link prison classification, risk assessment, and release decisions. Accession Number: 018888

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