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This book describes and examines five psychological systems for classifying adult male prison inmates: 1) Warren's I-level; 2) Megargee's MMPI-Based Criminal Classification System; 3) Hunt's Conceptual Level; 4) Quay's Adult Internal Management System; and 5) the Jesness Inventory Classification System. It also presents psychometric data on the reliability and validity of each system and illustrates different adjustment patterns of prison inmates.

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• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction
• Research Questions
• Implications
• Research Setting and Design Overview
• Description of the Five Classification Systems
• Administrative Context of Internal Classification
• Organization of the book
• 2 Descriptions of the Five Classification Systems
• Empirical Typologies
• Megargee's MMPI-Based Typology
• Quay's Adult Internal Management System (AIMS)
• Theoretical Typologies
• Interpersonal Maturity Level
• Jesness Inventory I-level System
• Conceptual Level
• Discussion
• 3 Previous Research
• Methodology of Classification and Prediction
• Psychological Classification in Corrections
• Reliability
• Construct Validity
• Predictive Validity and Institutional Adjustment
• Discussion
• 4 Methodology
• Sample Selection
• Data Collection Process
• Availability of Data
• Measure of Research Variables
• Social, Demographic, and Criminal History
• Interview Background (Content) Items
• Classification Variables
• Follow-up Variables
• Data Analysis Plan
• 5 Description of the Samples
• Social and Democratic Background Characteristics
• Prior Record Background Characteristics
• Characteristics of the Conviction Offense
• Diagnostic and Classification Distributions
• Summary
• 6 Construct Validity
• Test Procedures
• Results of Bivariate Analyses
• Situational
• Immature Dependent
• Neurotic
• Manipulative
• Committed Criminal
• Cognitive Developmental
• Results of Factor Analyses
• Summary and Discussion
• 7 Prediction of Disciplinary-Related Prison Outcomes
• Summary of the Findings
• Penitentiary
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Officially Recorded Disciplinary Infractions
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Self-Reported Disciplinary Problems
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Staff Ratings of Disciplinary Problems
• Prison Camp
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Officially Recorded Disciplinary Infractions
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Self-Reported Disciplinary Problems
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Staff Ratings of Disciplinary Problems
• Discussion
• The Importance of Criterion Measures
• Specific Constructs
• 8 Psychological Correlates of Treatment-Related Outcomes
• Summary of Findings
• Penitentiary
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Interview-Based Measures of Inmates' Needs
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Interview-Based Measures of Inmates' Attitudes toward Treatment and Incarceration
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Self-Report Indices of Stress and Interaction Patterns
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Staff Ratings
• Prison Camp
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Interview-Based Measures of Inmates' Needs
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Interview-Based Measures of Inmates' toward Treatment and Incarceration
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Self-Report Indices of Stress and Interaction Patterns
• The Effects of the Classification Types on Staff Ratings
• Discussion
• 9 Summary and Discussion of Research Goals
• Limitations of the Study
• Reliability
• Independence of Some Measures
• Data Collection Difficulties for Staff Assessment Measures
• Limited Number of Subjects
• Research Issues
• What does the comparison among systems show us about the number of types that are needed to classify these populations in an optimal manner according to psychological criteria?
• What types of test assessment procedures are most efficient and most useful in these settings?
• Are there important differences between institutional settings that must be considered in using psychological classification systems?
• Classification Profiles
• Quay Adult Internal Management System (AIMS)
• Megargee MMPI-Based Typology
• Conceptual Level
• Jesness Inventory (I-level)
• I-level (Interview Method)
• 10 Policy and Research Implications
• Treatment and Management Implications
• Directors for Future Research
• Implications for Correctional Research
• Appendices
• Appendix A Background Data Collection Form (PSR)
• Appendix B I-level Interview
• Appendix C Follow-up Survey
• Appendix D Items Composing Penitentiary Follow-up Scales
• Appendix E Items Composing Prison Camp Follow-up Scales
• Notes
• References
• Index

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Patricia VanVoorhis is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati.