In my career, I see classification at work. Classification is extremely important at my place of employment. Classification is so important that a classification department is needed to handle the task. I am employed at a maximum-security prison for men, which houses over a thousand prisoners. The Classification Department classifies prisoners according to custody class. Prisoners are classified from least secure custody level to most secure custody level. I have developed my own classification system based on the behavior of the prisoners. From most behaved to least behaved, my system places prisoners into three categories, which are inmates, convicts, and delinquents.
             First, when a prisoner is well behaved, I place the prisoner into the inmate category. Inmates are somewhat rare because they must have a drive to get out of prison. Usually, the inmate's drive to get out of prison is due to having a small amount of time to serve. Inmates know that the better behaved they are, the quicker they will get out of prison. An inmate is the type of prisoner that will ask to be placed on extra work detail, such as a road crew. Road crew workers, otherwise known as "Ditch Diggers", have strenuous and time-consuming jobs; the inmates on the road crew usually have sweat on their brow and blisters on their hands. When determining if a prisoner can be placed into the inmate class, I look to see if he works hard. Working hard to stay out of trouble usually means that the inmate has to work hard physically.
             Next, the convict is less behaved than the inmate group. I place a prisoner into the convict class only after extensive examination of his behavior. A convict has to demonstrate his ability to be cunning. Convicts know the rules and how to break rules without getting their hands dirty. They break the rules often, but seldom get caught in the act. A convict's favorite rule violation is robbery. The favo
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