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Classification of High-Risk and Special Management Prisoners: A National Assessment of Current Practices

Classification of High-Risk and Special Management Prisoners: A National Assessment of Current Practices

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National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC)

Published 2004. 87 pages.

Results from a survey "designed to obtain information on the procedures used to classify high-risk inmates, particularly those in protective custody or administrative segregation, and inmates with mental illness or medical problems" are presented (p. xvi). Six chapters follow an executive summary: introduction; overview of risk assessment; risk assessment systems and instruments; findings of the National Survey of the Management of High-Risk Inmates; identification and review of model programs; and issues and recommendations. Accession Number: 019468

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