Corrections Today articles from July 1999

Corrections Today archives from July 1999

The future of corrections.(corrections in the 21st century)(Editorial)
July 1, 1999... What is the future of corrections? This is not an unusual question for our profession. If you look back into our association's records, the same question was asked just prior to 1900. The world and the tools we had available were drastically...

Technology: have practitioners' needs been met?(using information technology in corrections)
July 1, 1999... For years, you have all attended countless meetings and conferences or filled out technology surveys in which you were asked to identify correctional technology needs. Did you ever wonder where those suggestions went and if anyone did anything...

Running a finely tuned institution.(maintenance supervisor Joe Soares)
July 1, 1999... Although Joe Soares has not had much opportunity to perform heroic actions, a common reason why many correctional employees are recognized as the "best in the business," he has dedicated consistent, long-term, outstanding service to the...

Training links with technology.(training programs of the National Institute of Corrections)
July 1, 1999... How comfortable are you with computer-based training? Have you participated in tele-training, distance learning or video conferences? Are you and your agency actively using any of these technologies? If not, you had better look out - Use of...

Crime bill 2000: the debate begins.
July 1, 1999... The 1994 Crime Bill, which funds and governs the majority of criminal justice programs, is up for reauthorization in 2000. Both the Republicans and the Democrats in Congress are staking their positions for this upcoming debate. A key...

OLETC hosts third annual mock prison riot.(Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization)
July 1, 1999... In Moundsville, W.V., a staged prison riot was held for the third straight year. Forty inmates riot in a chow hall. Twenty inmates riot in a maximum security cellblock killing a correctional officer. A prison nurse is taken hostage by a...

A message from the 14th annual National Juvenile Corrections and Detention forum.(Transcript)
July 1, 1999... Editor's Note: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the American Correctional Association held the 14th annual National Juvenile Corrections and Detention Forum, May 15-18, 1999, in Long Beach, Calif. This year's theme...

Technologies bring new era of communication to corrections.
July 1, 1999... Correctional administrators from county sheriffs to department commissioners are starting to pay more attention to the latest communication technologies being developed for the corrections industry. This is for good reason. While, a few years...

Corrections in the 21st century.
July 1, 1999... As the corrections industry begins to look more and more like a multibillion dollar business, so must the leadership of each individual agency and facility, given the dynamic and complex operating environment of corrections and the limited...

DNA typing in corrections.
July 1, 1999... The FBI's Combined DNA Index System Helps Corrections and Law Enforcement Professionals Monitor Inmates and Solve Crimes The typing of DNA from biological evidence is one of the most important developments in forensic science. DNA analysis...

Justice system integration: on the threshold of a new era.
July 1, 1999... A federal law effective this year authorizes needed funding for justice information system integration and signifies a historic turning point for justice agency integration efforts. Last fall, with little fanfare, Congress passed, and the...

The 21st century prototype prison.
July 1, 1999... IN NORTH CAROLINA'S ROLLING FOOTHILLS AND OHIO'S URBAN STREETSCAPE, A NEW GENERATION OF PRISONS IS ADDRESSING THE URGENT NEED FOR MORE BEDS. Despite contrasting rural and urban settings, these facilities share many similarities, from...

Best practices: technology in corrections.
July 1, 1999... Editor's note: The following is taken from the American Correctional Association (ACA) publication, Best Practices: Excellence in Corrections and has been edited. Technology continues to emerge as a critical issue in corrections. It is now...

Using technology to prepare for the 21st century.
July 1, 1999... Editor's Note: The following is an edited version of two chapters that will appear in the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents' publication, A View From the Trenches: A Manual for Wardens by Wardens, to be published by ACA....

Florida discovers an essential part of a successful security.
July 1, 1999... In 1988, the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) developed and implemented a comprehensive external security auditing program. The purpose of this program was to make prisons more secure by not only standardizing, but continually improving...

Shoring up San Quentin.(shoring up the slopes of the California State Prison in San Quentin)
July 1, 1999... When the slopes of California State Prison, San Quentin's shoreline began to slip after heavy rains in early 1998, the resulting security risk called for a quick fix to a complicated dilemma. Among the challenges at California's oldest prison...

Handling the triple whammy: serious mental illness, substance abuse, and criminal behavior.
July 1, 1999... "I'm not SCHIZOID," the young man said. "I'm a person with an illness - schizophrenia. But it doesn't CONTROL me anymore. With my meds I control it. I seldom HEAR VOICES now, and when do, I don't pay any attention to them." We sat in the...

Reclaiming probation in New Zealand.
July 1, 1999... During the past decade, there have been many efforts to reform the public sector as governmental agencies strive to become more effective and efficient by becoming smarter, smaller and strategic. In order to achieve these reforms, many of these...

Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State: How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons.(Review)
July 1, 1999... by Malcolm M. Feeley and Edward L. Rubin, Cambridge University Press, (212) 924-3900, 1998, 490 pp. Between 1965 and 1990, the federal judiciary played a monumental role in reshaping the landscape of corrections across the United States....

Criminal Justice Technology in the 21st Century.(Review)
July 1, 1999... by Laura J. Moriarty and David L. Carter, Charles C. Thomas Publishers, 1-800-258-8980, 1998, 300 pp. Criminal Justice Technology in the 21st Century is a definite must-read for police officials and undergraduate criminal justice students,...

Accreditation for probation and parole/community corrections.
July 1, 1999... ACA accreditation is a mark of excellence that can be marketed to the public, legislative bodies and the rest of the criminal justice arena. Also, having a common set of standards helps us evaluate our performance and make comparisons to other...