Corrections has been a part of the law enforcement for many years and as the years have passed, corrections has evolved in many ways. The past, present, and future trends in corrections has expanded in regards to different laws and technology. The writer will go into detail on the budgetary and managerial impact of the future trends that it will likely have, not only in corrections but in law enforcement and the courts. Furthermore, include the current research data in qualitative and quantitative from the analysis.
Corrections Past Trends
Corrections have existed since the early 1800’s and has progressed in different ways. Corrections back then did not have as many prisoners as we do now but going back to the early 1800s, the …show more content…
The development and operation of institutional and community-based corrections have grown since the early 1800s and vary between states although corrections have continued to expand over time. It is imminent that corrections will continue to expand into the future. The crime is not coming down in numbers, therefore corrections will continue to build prisons and expand into other programs that will help recidivism. According to Washington’s state prisons,” The use of prison in Washington was quite stable from 1930 to 1980. On any given day during this 50-year period, roughly two persons, between the ages of 18 and 49, were incarcerated in a state prison out of every 1,000 people in Washington. Washington’s incarceration rate then began to grow in the late 1970s and 1080s, and accelerated further during the 1990s, and accelerated further during the 1990s. Today, Washington’s prison incarceration rate stands at about six adults incarcerated per 1,000.” ("Evidence-based public policy options to reduce future prison construction, criminal justice costs, and crime rates,"