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Prisoner Classification

Prisoner Classification is a systematic administrative process within correctional systems that categorizes incarcerated individuals based on assessed risks, needs, and operational considerations to determine appropriate custody levels, housing, and intervention strategies.

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7.4K

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355

Authors

151

Institutions

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2017–2026

18

Variants

Inmate Classification

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Publications

206

The Effectiveness of Correctional Treatment: A Survey of Treatment Evaluation Studies.

LaMar T. Empey, Douglas S. Lipton, Robert Martinson et al. · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1976 · 383 citations

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Gender Differences in Predictors of Prison Violence: Assessing the Predictive Validity of a Risk Classification System

Miles D. Harer, Neal P. Langan · Crime & Delinquency · 2001 · 197 citations

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Toward an Anthropology of Prisons

Lorna A. Rhodes · Annual Review of Anthropology · 2001 · 191 citations

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Language of lies in prison: linguistic classification of prisoners' truthful and deceptive natural language

Gary D. Bond, Adrienne Y. Lee · Applied Cognitive Psychology · 2005 · 189 citations

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Imprisonment and Social Classification in Five Common‐Law Democracies, 1955–1985

John R. Sutton · American Journal of Sociology · 2000 · 179 citations

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Authors

355

  1. JH
    James H. Panton

    Washington Poison Center, United States

    5 publications · 75 citations

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  2. JA
    James Austin

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

    4 publications · 121 citations

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  3. RA
    Richard A. Berk

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    4 publications · 208 citations

    4

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  4. EL
    Eric Lanes

    Maxim Integrated (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

    3 publications · 102 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. JD
    Jack D. Edinger

    Duke Medical Center, United States

    3 publications · 80 citations

    3

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Institutions

151

  1. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    282 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    354 citations

  3. United States Department of Justice

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    154 citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    278 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    84 citations

  6. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  7. University of Lancashire

    Preston, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    125 citations

  8. Albany State University

    Albany, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    178 citations

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Venues

  1. Criminal Justice and Behavior

    26 publications · 720 citations

    18

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  2. Crime & Delinquency

    10 publications · 645 citations

    10

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 10 publications · 263 citations

    10

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  4. The Prison Journal

    TPJ · 8 publications · 204 citations

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