EXAMINING THE CORRECTIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARADOX: CAN CORRECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SAVE AGGREGATE CORRECTIONAL COSTS?

Current economic realities and collapsing correctional budgets are forcing the corrections profession to consider a reversal of the four-fold expansion of correctional populations since the mid-1980s. Prison costs represent one of the biggest single line items in many state budgets, in part because...

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Published in:Journal of the Institute of Justice and International Studies 2011-01 (11), p.171
Main Authors: Stone, William E, Scharf, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation
Correctional institutions
Correctional personnel
Cost control
State budgets
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Summary:Current economic realities and collapsing correctional budgets are forcing the corrections profession to consider a reversal of the four-fold expansion of correctional populations since the mid-1980s. Prison costs represent one of the biggest single line items in many state budgets, in part because of the expansion in prison population and expense. This article offers an examination of the potential for correctional technologies to reduce costs and the constraints limiting this strategic approach to controlling operational expenses. Correctional policy recommendations are proposed, designed to increase the use of correctional technologies to reduce correctional expenses. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1538-7909
1538-7917