The Use Of Offender Background Variables As An Aid In Selecting Offenders For Prison Work And Training Programs

Prison programs are often administered without concentrated effort to maximize successful outcomes. This study attempts attempts to contribute to successful outcomes by developing a scheme for the selection of offenders into three prison programs . . . A variety of demographic, social, vocational, and psychometric factors were used . . . Results suggest that these factors do vary for each program and factors can be found which aid in the prediction of success.