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Solutions: Classification Management

Automated, objective classification processing and tracking for agency classification units.

This solution includes:

Your agency is tasked with keeping inmates, officers, and staff safe – no exceptions. Housing inmates properly and providing the appropriate programming, meals, and medical treatment is proven to enhance safety and positively influence inmate behavior. Classification is the cornerstone of sound housing decisions and safer facilities. You need a solution tested by jails all over the country, and that is built and managed by experienced professionals who have been where you are—and understand the high stakes. Our classification management solution includes the automated Northpointe Decision Tree that is court-tested and taught by the National Institute of Corrections. Mitigate liability and streamline classification at your facility with our comprehensive classification solution.

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WHAT IT DOES

Our Classification Management solution takes the guesswork out of inmate housing decisions and overall management, providing a classification unit with information on inmates that would be unavailable otherwise.

It incorporates our Northpointe Decision Tree solution for fast and accurate classification by answering just a few Yes/No questions. From there, the interface provides easy-to-use decision support for reclassification to safely and effectively manage an inmate’s housing and programming, all while delivering at-a-glance summaries of each person for ongoing management throughout custody.

HOW IT HELPS

  • Housing assignments based on risk levels
  • Faster response times and comprehensive Person Summary tracking
  • Brief Mental Health, Suicide, and PTSD screenings
  • PREA checklist and containment plan
  • Improves staff and inmate safety
  • Maximizes facility space usage responsibly
  • User-designed dashboards
  • Data analytics

WHO IT IMPACTS

  • Classification Supervisors
  • Jail Commanders
  • Line Staff
  • IT Staff
  • Inmates

 

WHAT IT MAKES POSSIBLE

Managing inmates is an ongoing process that requires attention throughout their incarceration. By making fast and appropriate decisions around their management, your facility will better develop an environment beneficial to all staff and inmates, including those with special needs.

With a more comprehensive view of each individual’s path, you eliminate the burden of managing the appropriate level of custody and care. This lowers stress and strain on staff via a proven practice that has been validated in numerous jurisdictions and remains a trusted answer to data-driven classification decisions.

 

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

  • Confidence in a solution developed by practitioners in partnership with a team of senior software engineers and architects to ensure the software exceeds expectations.
  • Proven, automated Northpointe Decision Tree used nationwide
  • Legal protection in case of litigation
  • A dedicated Customer Success Manager, including quarterly check-ins
  • Guidance on implementing data-driven decisions and best practices
  • Time savings
  • Improved staff and inmate safety
  • Software that integrates quickly and seamlessly
  • Services including implementation, data integration, secure cloud hosting, research and validation studies, and business process review
  • A proven, person-centered approach

 

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