Corrections Today articles from August 1997

Corrections Today archives from August 1997

They're in the money. (funds for scholarships and member benefits)
August 1, 1997... FCCD Raises Funds for Scholarships, Member Benefits When it comes to keeping its bank account in order, the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency (FCCD) is fight on the money. According to President Karel Yedlicka, prudent investment...

Pedophilia in the correctional system.
August 1, 1997... No subject generates more strongly held opinions and fewer facts than pedophilia, not only in the correctional system but in society outside the walls. As their numbers grow, pedophiles begin to rep-resent a major issue for prisons. Between 1988...

Are you on the Web yet? (World Wide Web)(includes related article on the World Wide Web site of the American Correctional Assn.)
August 1, 1997... The Benefits and Costs of Designing and Maintaining a Web Site We hear it all the time now - technology is changing daily, and the Internet is leading us into the next century. But what does this mean for the corrections field? Will a presence...

Internets, Extranets, futurenets. (propelling corrections into the Information Age)
August 1, 1997... Emerging Technologies Will Propel Corrections into the Information Age The Internet has changed the way that organizations share information and conduct business. Yet, while the private sector has aggressively exploited the potential uses of...

Is your neighbor a sex offender? (public disclosure policies)
August 1, 1997... Community Notification Laws Prompt Examination of Public Disclosure Policies "More Mistakes Found in Sex Offender Lists" screamed the headline from a Kansas newspaper in May. The story detailed the saga of one unlucky couple who happened to...

Cyber Ed? (Internet use in education and training)
August 1, 1997... More Facilities Using Internet for Education and Training With a few clicks of the mouse, thousands of people across the country are attending classes on the Internet, linking into colleges and universities in pursuit of advanced degrees and...

Better safe than sorry. (online system protection)
August 1, 1997... As More Correctional Facilities Go Online, System Protection Becomes Paramount Today, connecting to the Internet is no longer a luxury, but a necessity for information-sharing. In order to combat crime in the new information age, law...

The year 2000 problem. (includes related article on the World Wide Web addresses that are devoted to the Year 2000 problem)
August 1, 1997... Automated Functions From Case Processing to Personnel Payroll Could Be Affected In the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, a superintelligent computer runs amok and kills the astronauts in its care by turning off their spaceship's life support...

JUSTNET. (Justice Technology Information Network)
August 1, 1997... NIJ's Gateway to Criminal Justice Technology Information It all began in Charleston, S.C., at a June 1995 meeting of the Charleston Corrections Technology Subcommittee. Practitioners from across the country, from all different facets of...

Peer interaction training for correctional administrators, part 5. (includes related article on the benefits of peer interaction training)
August 1, 1997... Traditional training for criminal justice professionals often involves bringing outside experts into classroom settings to educate workers about various issues. Classroom participation usually is limited, and most information is delivered by the...

Addressing the needs of elderly offenders.
August 1, 1997... Medical Care, Physical Environment Are of Special Concern The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the elderly are the fastest-growing segment of the population - a statistic which already is reflected in the increase in elderly inmates in America's...

Capitalizing on natural gas. (corrections' use of landfill gas as fuel) (includes related article on the feasibility of using landfill gas as fuel in correctional facilities)
August 1, 1997... Correctional Facilities May Be Able to Use Landfill Gas as Fuel In this era of shrinking public-service budgets, new ideas on how to save money are always worth examining. Choosing a less expensive fuel source, such as landfill gas, which is...

Are you getting what you need? (standards in prison equipment and supplies)
August 1, 1997... Performance-based Standards Take Guesswork Out of Equipment Acquisition All of us in corrections have become acutely aware of the huge investment correctional building programs represent. With facilities at or above 120 percent of capacity and...

Great Britain and Canada address criminal justice system.
August 1, 1997... Springtime was the season for elections in a number of major Western democracies, including two nations which have close cultural ties to the United States: Great Britain and Canada. In both elections, the progressive parties won impressive...

Cooperative efforts. (Montreal's Intensive Supervision Program)
August 1, 1997... In 1995, continuing concern for public safety led the staff of Correctional Services of Canada's (CSC) Montreal Parole Office to develop a supervision approach for offenders with a history of violent or sexual offenses. The program's intent is to...

Maryland's strategy for managing violent juveniles.
August 1, 1997... The Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) recently was awarded an assistance grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to implement a comprehensive strategy for serious, violent and chronic juvenile...