N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 403.01 - Classification System of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections (NHDOC)
(a) The objective corrections classification
system utilized by the department shall be based upon a nationally recognized
model.
(b) The model shall
systematically identify the following 8 security program, and treatment needs
of residents and match them with the department's facilities and program
resources:
(1) Public risk (P);
(2) Institutional risk (I);
(3) Medical and health care needs
(M);
(4) Behavioral health needs
(BH);
(5) Treatment needs
(T);
(6) Educational needs
(E);
(7) Vocational needs (V);
and
(8) Work skills (W).
(c) The objectives of the model
used shall be to provide an objective classification system that:
(1) Considers the safety of the public as
well as the institutional safety of the staff and the facility
population;
(2) Places residents in
the least restrictive custody commensurate with their security needs and
custody requirements with regard to public safety and institutional risk in a
consistent and fair manner;
(3)
Militates against extended maximum custody status unless exceptional reasons or
circumstances exist, such as but not limited to escape attempts, numerous and
recent major disciplinary violations, repeated returns to maximum custody, or
an ongoing public threat;
(4)
Matches the needs of residents with agency resources to include utilizing staff
in the most efficient and effective manner;
(5) Is easily administered, provides for ease
in training staff, and is easily explainable to, residents as well as to the
public;
(6) Maximizes the use of
the institutional classification process through specialized testing and
interviews by prison program and support staff, and which develops a system
that will not only assign housing to residents but also assure that residents
receive the maximum benefit of training and programming available to them in
accordance with their rehabilitative needs;
(7) Is capable of validation; and
(8) Can be easily incorporated into a
computerized management information system that could be further used for
planning for the needs of the department and the residents.
Notes
#7449, eff 2-6-01; ss by #9384, INTERIM, eff 2-3-09, EXPIRES: 8-3-09; ss by #9509, eff 7-8-09
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