NCJ Number
39812
Date Published
1975
Length
64 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT OF A PROJECT TO DEVELOP AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM TO RELATE SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OFFENDERS TO SPECIFIC CRIME CATEGORIES TO DETERMINE PLACEMENT IN TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
Abstract
THE DOCUMENT BEGINS BY DEFINING INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS TO DEVELOP AN EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ON A SCIENTIFIC BASIS. DELINEATED ARE THE DECISION POINTS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AT WHICH OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE RELEVANT TO CLASSIFICATION. ANOTHER SECTION OF THE DOCUMENT SPECIFIES WHICH TESTS ARE TO BE GIVEN AND WHAT DATA ARE TO BE GATHERED FOR MAKING DECISIONS AT SPECIFIC POINTS. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE OUTCOME DATA REQUIRED FOR DECISIONMAKING, AND FINALLY, PROCEDURES NECESSARY FOR DESIGNING A STUDY TO PROVIDE A SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR THE PREDICTION OF RECIDIVISM, AS WELL AS THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OFFENDER IN THE COMMUNITY. FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RELATED MATERIAL, SEE NCJ-19958, 19959, AND NCJ-39811. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP