Technology and The Correction Systems

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Technology has become the bedrock for different parts of the correction system. The main force of expenditures and study in the corrections field is for the use of monitoring offenders. Different technologies that allow for better control pf the offenders can save lives and help prevent new crimes from emerging. The point of these technologies is to reduce the chance of recidivism by deterring criminals from behaviors that they may commit if otherwise left to their own devices. “The role of staff in the correctional institutional environment will never be obsolete but the use of technology can enhance and enable staff to perform their jobs more efficiently and in a safer and more secure way.” (Mannix 2) There is also an increase use of technology for prisons and jails for inmates for officer safety. Because of today’s advancements in technologies, global positioning systems are used now more than ever as sanctions against low risk offenders.
The beginning of technology in the corrections field first started around 1960 with the invention of closed circuit television. This invention increased ability for correction officers to increase perimeter monitoring. It is also allowed for the savings of money in the area of personal in some cases. Less personal are needed to watch over people if there are more cameras monitoring different individuals.
With the rapid increase in prisoner population the need for money saving technology is a must. To that end the main goals of the new introduction in different technological advancements were for the control on movement for inmates, the ability to control gates, and perimeter control. These types of monitoring are the defining forces in modernized prisons. “Correctional institutions grew larg...

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