NCJ Number
129656
Journal
Corrections Today Volume: 53 Issue: 2 Dated: (April 1991) Pages: 44,46,48
Date Published
1991
Length
3 pages
Annotation
Internal classification and programmatic separation emerge as two likely future developments in unit management.
Abstract
Internal classification, a systematic method already in use in several State institutions, identifies homogeneous sub-groups within a single institution's population and assigns them to different functional units. Housing inmates who are likely to pose a threat to others in units that are physically separate from their potential victims reduces the incidence of violence. Internal classification facilitates adapting activities to the type of inmates living in a particular unit. Programmatic separation, the practice of separating inmate predators from their victims in both living units and non-unit programs, requires careful scheduling to permit equal access to all the opportunities that the institution offers. Unit management addresses the question of effective corrections management with too few staff, too many inmates, and insufficient resources. 5 references