Tri et affectation des détenus en régime différencié

On the basis of a nonparticipant observation in a detention center, an explanation is formulated about how detainees are screened upon admission and then assigned to various forms of detention. Each form is characterized by the specific factors, controls and interactions that affect a set of decisions about disciplinary measures, work and the sentences of detainees. The circularity in this complex decision-making process affects, in turn, exchanges by reinforcing the interactional particularities of each form of detention. The interdependence between decision-making and interactions feeds back into the process so as to increase the confidence that corrections officers have in the initial screening and assignment of detainees.