NCJ Number
31460
Journal
Monatsschrift fuer Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform Volume: 58 Issue: 4-5 Dated: (JULY-OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 261-267
Date Published
1975
Length
7 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIVE-WEEK CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR PRISONERS WHO SERVE 18 MONTHS OR MORE.
Abstract
THE CLASSIFICATION IS DONE IN TWO SPECIAL PRISONS BY ALLOCATION BOARDS CONSISTING OF PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, SOCIOLOGISTS, LAWYERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, TEACHERS, VOCATIONAL COUNSELLORS, AND PRISON OFFICERS. THE SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED IN 1971-72 AND 35 PERCENT OF THE PRISONERS ARE SENT TO AN OPEN OR HALF-OPEN PRISON. --IN GERMAN. SUMMARY IN ENGLISH