ACA special report 2010
About this report:
Welcome to the CorrectionsOne's 2010 American Correctional Association Summer Conference Special Report, featuring exclusive articles from the most exciting workshops and technological trends of the event. |
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Most correctional professionals are familiar with the term 'evidence-based practices' and the results it's said they’ll achieve. So why are recidivism rates so high and treatment programs failing?
The answer lies not in science, but in faith |
Amid drastic budget cuts over the last two years, the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office in Nashville, Tennessee has succeeded in eliminating 100 positions and balancing their finances without laying off a single employee or reducing effectiveness. Here's how they did it |
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| Imagine it's 4:53pm on a Tuesday and you shift is ending. Suddenly the ground violently shakes. Walls fold and ceilings drop. 40 seconds later, when it all stops, friends lie dead and inmates crawl free from collapsed cells amid swooning clouds of concrete. Welcome to Haiti |
On-duty officers often depend on physical strength to survive without anticipating that it may be their mental health that collapses beneath them. Living a life outside the prison system is critical.
Break from work to succeed at it |
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| In corrections, there are some things that only experience or an expert trainer can teach. With most everything else, however, it’s only a matter of time before technology enables us to take any class at any time. COTC is a major step towards this goal |
A new biometric system touts iris and fingerprint biometric technology, manages electronic key cabinets, secures airlock portals, catalogues inmate property storage, monitors visitor appointments, conducts criminal record checks and more. But can it be affordable? |
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