CLASSIFICATION OF THE PRISONERS IN THE ADULT CORRECTIONS PROGRAM OF THE STATE OF NORTH RHINE WESTPHALIA - WEST GERMANY

• NCJ Number: 31460
• Journal: Monatsschrift fuer Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform Volume: 58 Issue: 4-5 Dated: (JULY-OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 261-267
• Author(s): E THOLE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: Carl Heymanns Verlag
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIVE-WEEK CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR PRISONERS WHO SERVE 18 MONTHS OR MORE.

Abstract

THE CLASSIFICATION IS DONE IN TWO SPECIAL PRISONS BY ALLOCATION BOARDS CONSISTING OF PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, SOCIOLOGISTS, LAWYERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, TEACHERS, VOCATIONAL COUNSELLORS, AND PRISON OFFICERS. THE SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED IN 1971-72 AND 35 PERCENT OF THE PRISONERS ARE SENT TO AN OPEN OR HALF-OPEN PRISON. --IN GERMAN. SUMMARY IN ENGLISH