Psychological Classification of the Adult Male Prison Inmate (SUNY series in New Directions in Crime and Justice Studies)

by Patricia Van Voorhis

0 ratings • 0 reviews • 0 shelved
Book cover for Psychological Classification of the Adult Male Prison Inmate

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

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.
  • ISBN10 0791417948
  • ISBN13 9780791417942
  • Publish Date 4 August 1994
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint State University of New York Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 364
  • Language English