Corrections Today articles from July 1997

Corrections Today archives from July 1997

Hot new technologies. (corrections industry)(Technology & Security for the 21st Century)
July 1, 1997... As the Military Downsizes, Private Technology Firms Begin Catering to the Corrections Industry In 1993, prison administrators in California heard rumors of an impending inmate outbreak. The word was out that a handful of inmates had built a...

Collaborations and applications. (exchange of information between correctional facilities)(Technology & Security for the 21st Century)
July 1, 1997... Exchange of Information Between Facilities Can Improve Safety, Cut Costs You are an inmate arriving at a prison reception center. Your fingerprints, along with your signature and voice track, are recorded electronically and then transferred to...

Telemedicine takes off.(Technology & Security for the 21st Century)(Reference Source)
July 1, 1997... Correctional Systems Across Country Embrace Cost-saving Technology On the yellowed cover of a magazine, a freckle-faced kid sits with his tongue sticking out, holding an odd-looking instrument to his chest which just might be a stethoscope....

The GENIE system. (Graphically Enhanced Network Information Enterprise)(Technology & Security for the 21st Century)
July 1, 1997... Graphically Enhanced Network Information Enterprise Simplifies Supervision Law enforcement officers are notorious for catching offenders by following their paper trails. What often is not so well-appreciated is the paper trail that these...

Training on the new technology. (correctional institutions) (includes related article on how prison personnel can adapt to technological changes)(Technology & Security for the 21st Century)
July 1, 1997... Technology is Only as Good as the Person Using It The growing use of technology in corrections has resulted in many changes in the manner in which correctional institutions operate. In particular, federal, state and municipal correctional...

Leaders convene to assess correctional technology needs. (Corrections Committee of the Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Advisory Council)(Technology & Security for the 21st Century)
July 1, 1997... Information.sharing, Officer Safety Stressed During Charleston Technology Conference When the Corrections Committee of the Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Advisory Council met in 1996, members were able to look back proudly at the...

Keeping classification current. (correctional institutions)
July 1, 1997... Old Systems Must Adjust to Changing Times Tucked away in a maze of hallways inside an anonymous suburban office building in Lanham, Md., Bob Levinson sits at his computer. He's been an employee here, at the American Correctional Association...

Keeping it simple. (design techniques to enhance security in corrections facilities)
July 1, 1997... Design Techniques Can Enhance Security When the Delaware Department of Correction embarked on a $128 million prison expansion program in 1995, administrators wanted to ensure they were getting the maximum number of beds for the money. They also...

Systems Inspection Program. (inspection of a correctional facility)
July 1, 1997... Quality by Design for 2010 Quality management in corrections does not just mean forming teams for improvement, although this is an important part of the process. More specifically, it requires meeting and exceeding the customer's needs and...