Final Paper Draft 2
We live in the 21st century where mostly everything is done by computers. In 1965, Gordon Moore predicted that technology would rapidly improve every 18 months. Fast forward to 2016 and we have improved so well technologically that it has become something nobody could have ever predicted. We are living in a golden age of technology with discoveries happening every day and produced every day. In 2016, we tend to make fun of technology that is only 5 years old because we can never imagine how we could possibly survive by relying on such an old device. We strongly rely on technology to help us in every single aspect of life. I personally don’t see that to be a bad thing, we should use the technology to our advantage. …show more content…
Borden and Richardson explain how, “Connecting pre-release offenders to their families and communities through e-mail and video streaming could increase the probability of successful reentry.” (2008). This quote helps explain how through minor connections with families and loved ones, an inmate could have a success rate in actually shaping their behaviors so they won’t end up in the same position. To realistically think about this benefit, you have to look at it from the perspective of the inmate. The matter of the fact is that when an inmate has close connection with their families or loved one while they are in prison, it given them the motivation to better themselves for the sake of their families. This results in better behavior in prison systems and a lower rate in re-offending. I do see both sides to giving inmates internet access, some might say that giving these criminals of society access to the internet will do no good because they will abuse it and use it to commit more crimes. “While not all technology will allow internet access, those programs that do must be diligent in circumventing the problem of unwanted and undetected contact between the offender and his/her victims(s)” (Chappell & Shippen 2013). This argument comes down to this important part, if we give internet access to these “criminals” who is it to say that they won’t abuse their …show more content…
With the improvement of these areas, the inmates can be better educated and safer. It is a risk to release inmates back into society without helping them develop as an individual. If that is something that the prison systems can’t do, then the system is flawed. Society is in danger because inmates are in prisons to be corrected and if that is not something that happens then those inmates are just going to go back do the exact thing they were doing before they were in prison. Educating them is one of the most important elements that needs to happen. Inmates and staff members need to be safe. This is a point that cannot be stressed enough, the safety of the staff members is usually in the hands of the technology they use. Granted that the technology cannot always prevent every conflict, it surely does reduce the name of problems that happen on a day to day bases. Only time will tell how much technology is needed to help improve prison systems. There has always been issues with prison systems and how the state treats the inmates. I suggest that with the help of technology, we can help reverse some of the mistakes that have been made in the past. With programs that can help inmates land jobs that will provide them with a steady income is a good indication they won’t return back to prison. With tools for inmates to keep in contact with their families and with
We live in the 21st century where mostly everything is done by computers. In 1965, Gordon Moore predicted that technology would rapidly improve every 18 months. Fast forward to 2016 and we have improved so well technologically that it has become something nobody could have ever predicted. We are living in a golden age of technology with discoveries happening every day and produced every day. In 2016, we tend to make fun of technology that is only 5 years old because we can never imagine how we could possibly survive by relying on such an old device. We strongly rely on technology to help us in every single aspect of life. I personally don’t see that to be a bad thing, we should use the technology to our advantage. …show more content…
Borden and Richardson explain how, “Connecting pre-release offenders to their families and communities through e-mail and video streaming could increase the probability of successful reentry.” (2008). This quote helps explain how through minor connections with families and loved ones, an inmate could have a success rate in actually shaping their behaviors so they won’t end up in the same position. To realistically think about this benefit, you have to look at it from the perspective of the inmate. The matter of the fact is that when an inmate has close connection with their families or loved one while they are in prison, it given them the motivation to better themselves for the sake of their families. This results in better behavior in prison systems and a lower rate in re-offending. I do see both sides to giving inmates internet access, some might say that giving these criminals of society access to the internet will do no good because they will abuse it and use it to commit more crimes. “While not all technology will allow internet access, those programs that do must be diligent in circumventing the problem of unwanted and undetected contact between the offender and his/her victims(s)” (Chappell & Shippen 2013). This argument comes down to this important part, if we give internet access to these “criminals” who is it to say that they won’t abuse their …show more content…
With the improvement of these areas, the inmates can be better educated and safer. It is a risk to release inmates back into society without helping them develop as an individual. If that is something that the prison systems can’t do, then the system is flawed. Society is in danger because inmates are in prisons to be corrected and if that is not something that happens then those inmates are just going to go back do the exact thing they were doing before they were in prison. Educating them is one of the most important elements that needs to happen. Inmates and staff members need to be safe. This is a point that cannot be stressed enough, the safety of the staff members is usually in the hands of the technology they use. Granted that the technology cannot always prevent every conflict, it surely does reduce the name of problems that happen on a day to day bases. Only time will tell how much technology is needed to help improve prison systems. There has always been issues with prison systems and how the state treats the inmates. I suggest that with the help of technology, we can help reverse some of the mistakes that have been made in the past. With programs that can help inmates land jobs that will provide them with a steady income is a good indication they won’t return back to prison. With tools for inmates to keep in contact with their families and with