Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Corrections Operations and Career Development

Abstract This article discusses considerations for implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into the corrections career fields through the lenses of internal control and mission operations. The corrections community of practice has a precedent for using technology to support both enabling functions, which are described as internal control, and mission functions, described as those directly associated with corrections operations. Corrections professionals can borrow from other more centralized arms of government for best practices in leveraging AI for the procedures and practices that are common law for all in the community to follow or that could be considered best practices but are not necessarily mandated by law. After a precursory discussion on the corrections career field not being new to the incorporation of technology, this article then discusses how AI implementation could be considered in corrections mission operations. The article then discusses considerations for AI in internal control functions through the lens of career development using a talent management construct, before concluding with limitations to consider when implementing AI into the corrections community.