Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Contents
Figures
Tables
Summary
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
A Need for Innovation in Corrections
Considering Innovation in Corrections
Innovation in Corrections Involves Many Sectors and Organizations
Building an Innovation Agenda for Corrections
About This Report
CHAPTER TWO: The State of Corrections Today
The Size of the Population Under Correctional Supervision
Changing Characteristics of the Correctional Population
Mentally Ill Population
Aging Population
The High Financial Cost of Corrections
Inequities in the Application of Incarceration and Its Personal Costs
Corrections Agency Size and Capability Diversity
The Corrections Workforce
Outcomes
Corrections and Changing Technology
Moving Forward
CHAPTER THREE: Corrections Technology and Practice Today
A Taxonomy of Corrections Technology and Practice
The State of the Art Today—Sketching the Foundation for Corrections Innovation
Facility Operations and Population Services
Person-Worn Equipment and Weapons/Force
Information and Communications
Doctrine, Tactics, Management, and Behavioral Knowledge Development and Training
Conclusion
Framing Top-Level Objectives for the Correctional System
Identifying the Building Blocks of the Innovation Agenda
Previous Efforts to Identify Corrections Needs
Generating Corrections Needs with the Advisory Panel Members
What Were the Central Issues Driving Corrections Needs?
How Do the Needs Generated in Community and Institutional Corrections Compare?
Conclusions—Corrections Needs Yesterday and Today
The Logic of Prioritizing Corrections Needs
Prioritizing the Corrections Objectives
Prioritizing Corrections Technology Needs
High-Priority Innovation Needs for Community Corrections
High-Priority Innovation Needs for Institutional Corrections
Looking Across the Corrections Enterprise
An Innovation Agenda for the Entire Corrections Sector
Looking Forward—Maintaining and Elaborating the Innovation Agenda
APPENDIXES: A. Corrections Advisory Panel Members
B. Corrections Advisory Panel Agenda
C. Detailed Methodology
D. Full List of Community Corrections Needs
E. Full List of Institutional Corrections Needs
References