As the war on contraband in correctional facilities continues, full body scanning for corrections remains one of the most reliable detection methods available.
This is especially so considering the leaps and bounds being made in body scanning technology, with newer scanning units providing higher accuracy and greater convenience.
The full body scanning units coming onto the market within the past few years offer so many benefits over the older technology, the time is now for all corrections facilities to upgrade for many significant reasons.
Concern Over Exposure to X-rays
One of the main controversies over the continued use of body scanning in corrections facilities is the concern over the repeated exposure of inmates and staff to x-ray radiation.
Although even the older scanners in use deliver a minimal dose of radiation that has been deemed safe, the fact remains that receiving radiation daily, sometimes even multiple times a day, does still add up over time.
Concern Over Accuracy
Another concern that is still ongoing, even with full body scanning in these facilities, is the continued need for physical inspections due to undecipherable scans.
Poor training is always an element in this instance, but it is a lack of imaging detail that is mostly to blame.
So not only are inmates undergoing unnecessary scans if they will still receive pat-down searches and other inspections, but the risk to the staff in both the radiation exposure and the physical contact with inmates is greater as well.
New Scanning Technology Will Help
Upgrading to the newer body scanning technology that is now openly available can easily solve all of these problems.
Full body scanning for corrections has improved exponentially over the past few years, making it more accurate.
That greater accuracy, which includes the ability to detect even the minute differences between body tissue and non-organic items and automatically identify it, provides the perfect solution for all the other problems.
Faster and more accurate scanning that can be done with a now minuscule dose of radiation, much less than the previously leading scanners, means a safety margin that is even higher than what was already considered safe.
It also means there is less of a need for physical inspections, a smaller possibility of missing contraband during scanning, and fewer unnecessary scans.
Wrapping It Up
Full body scanning has stepped into the future age with the advancement of body scanners designed to work better, and more safely in correctional facilities.
Now that this technology is here, so is the time to upgrade from any older models that have now been made obsolete by it.