CLASSIFICATION PROBLEMS IN ADULT CORRECTIONS - DIFFERENT CRITERIA FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF PRISONERS TO SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONS - WEST GERMANY

• NCJ Number: 30091
• Journal: ZEITSCHRIFT FUER STRAFVOLLZUG UND STRAFFAELLIGENHILFE Volume: 24 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH, 1975) P 15-19
• Author(s): L GRETENKORD
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 5 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

CRITICISM OF INEFFECTIVENESS AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM BASED ON OBSERVATION OF PRACTICES IN THE WEST GERMAN STATE OF BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG.

Abstract

CRITICISMS INCLUDE FEELINGS OF DISCRIMINATION BY INMATES WHOSE CASES ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS FAVORABLE, LACK OF EMPIRICAL BASIS FOR ALLEGED EFFECTS OF DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT, AND FAILURE TO NECESSARILY REDUCE SOCIAL TENSIONS AMONG INMATES. --IN GERMAN