Colorado. Department of Corrections. Office of Planning and Analysis.
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Pub. Date
2012-2013.
Description
The goals of this study were to determine how the proposed classification instruments would change the distribution of offenders at each custody level, examine offenders who would change to a much higher or lower custody level, calculate the percentage of overrides and override reasons, and determine how well the instrument predicts offender behavior and which items drive custody level.
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
This report summarizes findings from previous research conducted for offenders convicted of drug crimes, as well as recent sentencing patterns since the passage of S.B. 03-318 and S.B. 03-252. Detailed examination of all felony convictions resulting in a prison sentence and a thorough review of multiple sentences influencing offenders' governing sentences are reflected in the analyses.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Correctional institutions historically have used external classification systems to determine the security and custody level of an offender's placement. Methods of internal classification--determining housing, programming, and work assignments within a facility--often have been more informal, subjective, less standardized, and more inconsistent. Inmate assaults and subsequent litigation in many states, along with an increased emphasis on offender...
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