¶ … Law Enforcement
Differences Between Various Levels Of Law Enforcement
Federal prisons are for conviction under Federal laws. State prisons are similar in all concepts and applications but are for convictions under state statutes (Albanese, 2002). Privatized prisons are owned by the state in which they are in and have been tried (or are being used) by several states on the assumption that a privately operated prison will cost less money over a state run entity (Raine, 1994). If you look historically at the privately run prisons, you will find that they have lost millions due to law suits lost in medical claims filed by inmates who were incarcerated there (Albanese, 2002).
Fully third of the budget of a state run prison is for medical care. When an inmate has a medical condition that demands operations, MRI's, CAT scans and the like, they are taken to local hospitals and treated there while under supervision of Correctional staff (Finckenauer, 2000). We cannot deny medical care or operations while a person is incarcerated.
In Ohio, for example, there are two privately run prisons here. The two prisons are owned by the Department of Corrections but are contracted out to security companies who have a contractual agreement to operate at a minimum of 5% under their state run counterparts (Finckenauer, 2000). For the last 5 years, both prisons have failed miserably plus both have outstanding lawsuits for denial of medical care. Florida and Tennessee are states that also have privatized prisons and both states have lost millions due to the same problems.
Securing clearances and information sharing -- Law enforcement agencies at all levels need to be better educated about the different types of security clearances. Federal agency personnel need more guidance on what and how information can be shared as unclassified materials, as well as training on the most useful ways to present information to local law enforcement and line officers (Finckenauer, 2000). Changes, both legislative and administrative, need to be made to facilitate the clearance process for local law enforcement...
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