Classification - A Tool for Managing Today's Offenders (Paperback)

Contains in-depth chapters discussing the different methods and considerations in-volved in efficient and successful classification. Provides an overview of the purposes of classification and looks at the process from the angles of upper management's role, legal issues, female offenders, statistical methods, and the importance of objective classification. Compares classification systems in the Bureau of Prisons and various states, looks at the differing philosophies of predictive value versus "just desserts", and explores the future of classification.