Classification and security threat group management

Many agencies in the past two decades have taken the proactive approach to evaluate and change, if necessary, their current policies and practices related to what can be referred to as the "Big Six": mental health, medical services, use of force, access to the courts, due process and First...

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Published in:Corrections Today 2006-04, Vol.68 (2), p.32
Main Author: Vigil, Daryl A
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Changes
Classification
Control
Correctional institutions
Information systems
Litigation
Management
Prison gangs
Prisoners
Safety and security measures
Security
Violence
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Summary:Many agencies in the past two decades have taken the proactive approach to evaluate and change, if necessary, their current policies and practices related to what can be referred to as the "Big Six": mental health, medical services, use of force, access to the courts, due process and First Amendment rights (freedom of religion, speech and the press). A security threat group management program based on classification principles could possibly be a step in the right direction but may be subject to judicial review for violation of the 14th Amendment, specifically due process. A review of these cases gives a historical perspective of placing dangerous and disruptive inmates into extreme custody levels based on their negative behavior or validation.
ISSN:0190-2563
2163-2200