CLASSIFICATION FOR TREATMENT

• NCJ Number: 4914
• Author(s): M Q WARREN
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 29 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Document
• Note: PRESENTED AT THE NAT INST OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUST SEMINAR ON CLASSIF OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

Annotation

AN EXAMINATION OF SOME OFFENDER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE IN MAKING DECISIONS FOR INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.

Abstract

DIFFERENCES IN THE MEANING OF THE OFFENSE ARE RELEVANT TO UNDERSTANDING THE OFFENDER, PREDICTING HIS FUTURE BEHAVIOR AND INTERVENING IN HIS LIFE IN A USEFUL WAY. A CLASSIFICATION SCHEME IS IMPORTANT TO A CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM AS A MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT TOOL.