Technology: past, present and future.

The writer discusses the past, present, and the future of technology in relation to corrections. He argues that there has been a major change in the acceptance and the employment of technology in the past years and that the corrections field has come a long way in its acceptance of new technologies...

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Publicado en:Corrections Today Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 8 - 10
Autor principal: Jackson, Kevin M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Correctional Association July 1998
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Sumario:The writer discusses the past, present, and the future of technology in relation to corrections. He argues that there has been a major change in the acceptance and the employment of technology in the past years and that the corrections field has come a long way in its acceptance of new technologies. He maintains that in corrections it is dangerous to trust technology that can err seriously, but he contends that because technology is vital in improving efficiency and security, it will continue to play a central role in the field of corrections.