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SIGNIFICANCE OF CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES TO THE FIELD OF CORRECTION

NCJ Number
9833
Author(s)
A F BREED
Date Published
1967
Length
16 pages
Annotation
AN EXAMINATION OF OFFENDER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR DECISION-MAKING IN CORRECTIONAL ACTIVITIES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR APPROACHES THE RATIONALE AND EFFECTS OF CLASSIFICATION FROM TWO SOURCES, THE COMMUNITY AND THE FORMALIZED CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM.