Developments in the Classification Process

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Abstract
Increasingly, classification in corrections is recognized as a series of procedures that result in inmates being sorted into management- and program-relevant groups. Internal classification is a more recent refinement of this process. A number of different methods have been devised for systematically categorizing (and differentially housing) a single institution's prisoner population. This article discusses the advantages gained by conceptualizing a single institution as being a “mini-correctional system.” Data are reported (from both federal and state prison systems) that indicate reductions in both the seriousness and frequency of disruptive inmate behavior subsequent to the implementation of an internal classification approach; postrelease information is also presented.

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