TY - JOUR
T1 - A Theoretical Revolution in Corrections
T2 - Varied Purposes for Classification
AU - Mackenzie, Doris Layton
AU - Posey, C. Dale
AU - Rapaport, Karen R.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1988/3
Y1 - 1988/3
N2 - The articles in the special issue are reviewed within the context of current trends and the state of the art in prison classification systems. A paradigm shift is noted to be occurring within the field, wherein the medical model is being abandoned for a multipurpose model of classification. The purposes are understanding, prediction, management, and treatment. Each of these purposes is discussed with special emphasis on problems inherent in the prediction model when used in isolation. Implications of the paradigm shift are discussed in terms of the future of psychologists' roles within corrections.
AB - The articles in the special issue are reviewed within the context of current trends and the state of the art in prison classification systems. A paradigm shift is noted to be occurring within the field, wherein the medical model is being abandoned for a multipurpose model of classification. The purposes are understanding, prediction, management, and treatment. Each of these purposes is discussed with special emphasis on problems inherent in the prediction model when used in isolation. Implications of the paradigm shift are discussed in terms of the future of psychologists' roles within corrections.
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U2 - 10.1177/0093854888015001010
DO - 10.1177/0093854888015001010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84976968878
SN - 0093-8548
VL - 15
SP - 125
EP - 136
JO - Criminal Justice and Behavior
JF - Criminal Justice and Behavior
IS - 1
ER -