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Select one of the technologies that helps to maintain safety in prisons. Given that contraband is still found in prison facilities today, how would you recommend improving the technology that you have selected? Discuss this improvement and how it would help to stop illegal items from entering the prison while maintaining the safety of the officers and the incarcerated.
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Richard
Many correctional institutions have reported that while their metal detection systems work well, the institutions face constant challenges in detecting nonmetallic objects, such as improvised weapons made of wood or hard plastics. The need for better screening devices in prisons and jails is apparent.
One solution to this growing problem is the SafeView. Imagine a person steps into a “portal,” which looks like a booth. The system beams radio energy in the millimeter wave spectrum from antennas that rotate around the person. The energy is reflected, and scanners produce an image of the body and any objects hidden beneath the clothing. The system, called the SafeView, is manufactured by L-3 Communications. According to the manufacturer, the system produces less radiation than a cell phone transmission. This system has been provided to some prisons for a free trial period so they can test to see if the SafeView is a good fit for their needs. The prisons that have tried out the SafeView were pleased with the results.
Reference:
Lowery, P. (2018, March 6). A Look at the Future of “Smart” Correctional Facilities. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from http://correctionalnews.com/2018/03/09/look-future…
Yolonda
Ion scanner is also known as ion mobility spectrometry and measures the deflection of the particle after they are exposed to an electric field. This scanner may be placed at the front entrance or within the main prison where the objects are swiped. The ion scanner can detect illegal substances as low as 0.01 nanograms as smaller than a single grain of refined sugar and even incidental contact with drugs such as touching currency with trace drug residue could trigger the scanner (Lyon, 2019). To improve the efficiency of the technology, the scanner needs to be upgraded and programmed with a certain threshold of substance to rule out any incidental contact with substances that an individual may have during normal daily routines.
Other improvement includes washing hands before using the scanner. Setting machines to a higher threshold for illicit drugs may prevent others from taking drugs and this may affect the inmates. This improvement would help visitors from getting an alarm in case they came in contact with an object with some particle of drugs (Lyon, 2019). Still, the technology would help prevent visitors and images from smuggling drugs within the prisons. The ion scanner would help prevent the drug from entering penitentiaries and as well it will help detect possible contact with narcotics.
References
Lyon, E., (August 6, 2019). Problems with Ion Scanners Used to Detect Drugs on Prison Visitors. Prison legal news: Retrieved from https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2019/aug/6/problems-ion-scanners-used-detect-drugs-prison-visitors/
