NCJ Number
92852
Journal
Journal of Offender Counseling, Services and Rehabilitation Volume: 8 Issue: 1-2 Dated: (Fall/Winter 1983) Pages: 37-45
Date Published
1983
Length
9 pages
Annotation
The proper designation and classification of inmates is of vital concern to corrections. Several years ago the Federal Prison System implemented a Security Designation and Custody Classification system using quantifiable variables to assign security levels and custody to inmates.
Abstract
One of the main objectives of this system was to place (especially incoming) inmates in a prison of the proper security level so as to minimize security-related functions of the system. A study at a medium-security Federal institution was conducted to examine the disciplinary problems of inmates who were 'properly' matched according to the new system with the institution's security level as compared with those inmates who were not. A variety of information was collected from files on three hundred forty two (342) male inmates having an average age of 35 years. It was found that a higher percentage of subjects who matched the security level of the institution received no disciplinary infractions during their stay at the prison. These findings remained stable when potentially confounding variables were accounted for, providing tentative support for the new system. (Author abstract)